Elections 2020: No room for violence in Ghana – Akufo-Addo

General News of Sunday, April 14, 2019

Source: dailymailgh.com

2019-04-14

Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said the violence would not be at the general election in 2020.

He said that with the entry into force of the law on vigilance, the cycle of acts of violence and vigilance related to political considerations was going to stop.

According to President Akufo-Addo, the draft Law on Vigilance and Related Offenses, currently before Parliament, should, when it is adopted, effectively combat the alarming phenomenon of surveillance in all regions of the world. country.

Once enacted, the bill will ensure that "not only will those who incite violence be punished, but also the powerful behind them will face the full scope of the law."

The president pointed out that "once Parliament pbades this bill, all players in the vigilance system will face the law – whether you are a minister, a regional minister, a member of parliament or not, once you are involved, you will be pursued. "

President Akufo-Addo announced Friday, April 12, 2019 in front of the leaders and the people of Sankore, at the beginning of a two-day tour in the new region of Ahafo.

Expressing his disgust at the wave of politically motivated violence in Sankore, he said "this cycle of violence in Sankore ends today."

He badured the residents that, unlike what happened in the 2016 elections, where Sankore had become a hotbed of clashes and attacks on residents, "in the 2020 elections, I promise you personally that this will not happen here. in Sankoré. "

President Akufo-Addo added that people who resort to violence to win elections are not automatically the choice of the people.

"If you are, it is not necessary to intimidate people to vote for you. People themselves will come together to vote for you. This is what we want to see here in Ghana – free and peaceful elections. If you rely on violence and bloodshed, it would seem that you are not what people want. I repeat, it will not happen again, "he said.

The President continued: "We will not allow Ghanaian politics, Ghana's democracy, to be compromised by these acts of violence and brutality. This will not happen again. Since October (2018), we have no news of political violence in Sankore. We will continue to monitor the situation. I also ask you to remain vigilant and help to ensure that peace continues to prevail here in Ghana, especially here in Sankore. "