Collaborate with all parties to advance free, fair, and peaceful elections – National House of Chiefs to EC

All parties engaged in the nation’s electoral process have been urged by the National House of Chief to give top priority to creating a calm and open atmosphere for the next elections in 2024.

The House of Chiefs emphasized how important it is to have free and fair elections in order to stop the violence that tainted previous ones from happening again.

Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II, President of the National House of Chiefs, stressed the value of an open election system in preventing the violence that has marked previous elections while speaking to a group in Kumasi.

He called on important stakeholders to concentrate on advancing free and fair elections, including the Electoral Commission (EC), political parties, the media, election observers, and voters.

“The EC, political parties, media, election observers, and electorates should focus on free and fair elections, and our campaigns should be based on issues. Campaigning should be decent and should be focused on issues, not insults or attacks on opponents,” stated Ogyeahoho Gyebi II.

He emphasized that the EC should continue to foster an environment that supports free, fair, and peaceful elections by collaborating with all stakeholders. He also emphasized the significance of accepting election results in good faith.

“The EC working with all stakeholders should continue to promote the atmosphere for free, fair, and peaceful elections so that losers will accept their loss in good faith. Electoral violence is expensive and should be avoided at all costs. We have only one country. That is Ghana,” the president of House of Chiefs stated.

Source: Ghanatodayonline.com