President John Dramani Mahama is in Lome, Togo, to hold discussions with political stakeholders after Saturday’s presidential elections.<\/p>\n
President Mahama, who is the Chair of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, is on the post- election visit with the President of Cote D’Ivoire, Alhassane Ouattara.<\/p>\n
The two Presidents arrived in Lome on Tuesday. Togo went to the polls on Saturday to elect a President.<\/p>\n
During an earlier visit to Togo, President Mahama urged candidates, who include incumbent President Faure Gnassingbe and his main competitor Jean-Pierre Fabre, to respect the results that would be announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission.<\/p>\n
The Independent National Electoral Commission said only 53 to 55 percent \u00a0of the country’s 3.5 million eligible voters, participated in Saturday’s polls.<\/p>\n
The election commission has 6 days, from the end of voting, to announce the results.<\/p>\n
The incumbent President, Faure Gnassingbe is seeking a third 5-year term, which would extend his family\u2019s reign for nearly 50 years.<\/p>\n
Faure Gnassingbe assumed office in 2005 after the death of his father, Gnassingbe Eyadema, who governed the country for 38 years.<\/p>\n
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By: Pearl Akanya Ofori \/Citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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