The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced that it will not sign any peace declaration in the lead-up to the upcoming election.
This decision was made public by the party’s National Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, during an interview on Joy News’ PM Express.
Asiedu Nketia expressed skepticism about the effectiveness of peace declarations, citing past experiences where such agreements failed to yield tangible results.
He emphasized that preventing violence requires proactive measures rather than symbolic gestures.
The NDC chairman criticized the focus on signing peace agreements after tensions have already escalated, urging authorities to address the root causes of potential violence before it spirals out of control.
He pointed out that despite previous peace declarations, the 2020 election was still marred by violence. Asiedu Nketia also raised concerns about the illegal recruitment of approximately 10,000 individuals into the security services, warning that this could be a brewing source of unrest.
This decision comes after the NDC protested the results of the 2020 election, describing them as “flawed” and alleging that state security forces were used to intimidate voters in their strongholds.
The National Election Security Taskforce reported five lives lost and 61 cases of electoral and postelectoral violence during the 2020 general election.
The NDC’s refusal to sign a peace declaration has raised concerns about the potential for violence in the upcoming election.
