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Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) chairman, has reaffirmed the party’s position that it would not sign a peace accord prior to the general elections in 2024.
He listed six requirements, among them that the agreement be signed by the Attorney General, the Chief Justice, the President, the National Security Coordinator, and the Inspector General of Police.
On Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at a meeting with the National Peace Council, an idea took place.
As the general elections draw near, the National Peace Council made a plea to the political parties to put aside their differences and work together to create harmony.
During a meeting, Maulvi Mohammed Bin Salih emphasized that peace should rule. He was speaking on behalf of the council.
“For us to be able to do that we will need your cooperation. For us to be able to do that we will need some amount of goodwill, [and] trust, for us members of the committee. So with that goodwill and trust we will be very much encouraged to do the best that we can,” he said.
The National Chairman of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, stated that his party is not ready to “let bygones be bygones,” insisting that President Akufo-Addo must openly declare his commitment to respecting the outcome of the 2024 elections.
He emphasized that unless the recommendations made by the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election violence probe are properly carried out, the NDC will not take part in any peace deal.
Asiedu Nketia also demanded that those accountable for the violence during the 2020 elections and other related anomalies be brought to justice.
Additionally, the party is calling for an inquiry into the disappearance of IT equipment from the storage of the Electoral Commission.
Mr Nketia outlined the conditions as follows:
“1. Let us see the full implementation of the investigations of the incident that occurred at Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency during the by election.
- We want to see initiation of prosecution in all the violence during the last election.
- We want to see prosecution for the printing of ballot papers. We have not heard anything on it. We want to see action otherwise they will do it again.
- The case of missing IT Equipment from the warehouse of the EC must be looked into. We believe they are not missing. Where are the equipment when the suspects were caught? Our confidence in the EC has been shaken. You need to put our hearts at rest that nothing untoward is happening with our IT systems. Look into it. Appointments to the EC too. We raised issues with that. We produced evidence that they were full of NPP people. They are still at the EC
- We want the President to state openly that he will respect the outcome of the 2024 elections.
- We want to see the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Chief Justice (CJ), Attorney-General (A-G) and National Security Coordinator sign the peace pact before we see and sign that document,” Mr Nketia requested.
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
