President Akufo-Addo has promised to ensure that Ghana’s upcoming 2024 general elections is conducted in a free and fair manner.
He gave this assurance to Ghanaians during his penultimate State of the Nations Address (SONA) on Tuesday, February 27, 2024.
He stressed that his government will put measures in place to ensure that the reputation of the country is not damaged at the end of the general elections.
According to President Akufo-Addo, ensuring a free and fair elections is the best way to ensure confidence of citizens in elected governments, charging the electoral commission to play its part.
“Mr. Speaker, Democracies are founded on elections and the holding of free and credible elections ensure that people have confidence in governments that have emerged at the end of the process. A lot of the responsibility lies on the Electoral Commission to put the organization in place, that will ensure that we have credible elections.
“Government on its part will do what is expected of it to make sure that the reputation of Ghana is not damaged and the free will of the people is manifested at the end of the electoral process, and i want to ensure the people of Ghana that I’ll do everything in my power to help ensure the conduct of transparent, free and fair elections o 7th December,” he emphasized.
President Akufo-Addo also urged all political parties to protect the integrity of the elections, stressing that the process only deepens the country’s democracy.
“A lot of responsibility lies on the political parties as well and I hope that the political parties recognize that their credibility is also on the line, especially some people wanting to undermine the multiparty democratic system of governance.
“It is up to the parties to demonstrate that competitive elections are honorable character-enhancing experiences and that, at the end of the process, the loser will congratulate the winner and the world does not come to an end because an election has been lost.”