The National Peace Council will convene today, Thursday, November 28, with representatives from all political parties and their presidential candidates in the upcoming December 7 elections, to sign a peace pact aimed at ensuring a peaceful electoral process.
The peace agreement will bind candidates to uphold peace before, during, and after the elections, committing to conduct their campaigns in a manner that promotes national unity and stability.
Chairman of the National Peace Council, Rev. Dr. Ernest Adu-Gyamfi, in an interview expressed confidence that the candidates would honour the commitment and take part in the signing ceremony.
“So far, we believe that all the parties will be there. We have commitments for all of them. We have sent them a copy of the pact for them to study if they have any comments to come back, and so far, we have not had any adverse reactions from any of the parties.”
“And so right now what we are doing is putting down appropriations for the various logistics and the things that need to be done for the signing of the pact.”
However, there remains some uncertainty over whether the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) will participate.
NDC Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has previously suggested that the party may not join the peace pact unless specific conditions are met.
These include the signatures of key government figures such as the President, the Inspector-General of Police, the Chief Justice, the National Security Coordinator, and the Attorney-General.
As of now, it is unclear whether any NDC representatives will be present at the signing ceremony today.
