Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed optimism about the smooth conduct of Ghana’s 2024 elections, citing his confidence in a peaceful and chaos-free process.
Serving as the head of the West African Elders Forum (WAEF) and the ECOWAS election observation mission, Jonathan made these remarks after visiting several polling stations in the Greater Accra Region.
He praised Ghana’s commitment to democratic principles and acknowledged the proactive efforts of stakeholders, which he believes bode well for a successful electoral process.
Reflecting on his observations and earlier engagements, Jonathan expressed hope that the elections would remain peaceful and transparent throughout.
Jonathan highlighted the steps taken by the observation mission and other stakeholders to ensure a seamless election.
He disclosed that ahead of the polls, the WAEF and ECOWAS teams, along with other concerned groups, had engaged with Ghana’s National Election Security Taskforce, led by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the Electoral Commission (EC), political parties, and civil society organizations (CSOs).
“We are very hopeful that the politicians will maintain peace and we have not heard of any untoward behaviour even from the voters or from other people and so we only pray that this is maintained throughout the day, but it is too early to make a concluding statement.”
“We are here to see that there are no crises and if there are issues, we will join the stakeholders in resolving those issues. We were here earlier and met with the National Election Security Taskforce led by the IGP, the Electoral Commission, political parties and CSOs and concerns were raised and all those issues were addressed, and we believe those issues have been addressed.”
