The National Peace Council has recognized that the deaths during the 2020 elections tarnished Ghana’s image, even though the elections were characterized as peaceful.
The Council has emphasized that ongoing consultations with stakeholders aim to prevent such incidents in the future, asserting that no election should result in the loss of life.
Joana Opare, a Board Member of the National Peace Council, made these comments at the Public Forum on Media, Peace, and Democratic Consolidation in Ghana, which is currently taking place in Accra.
“One of them came especially from the stakeholder meeting by CODEO that especially highlighted, and I quote, the deaths that were recorded in the 2020 general elections had dented Ghana’s image.
Excellencies, under no circumstances should elections lead to the death of any lives.
“To move beyond this collective pain, we have had a lot of consultations with all stakeholders, the political parties, their leadership, the media and so on to ensure that we are all moving in the right direction to keep Ghana as a peaceful country,” she stated.
