By: Nana Kwame Bediako
President Akufo-Addo has urged the Electoral Commission to work with the various political parties in discharging their responsibilities in order to iron out any problems heading into the general election.
In his State of the Nation Address to Parliament, he touched on numerous national-interest topics, including the 2024 general elections. He also outlined some major tasks the Electoral Commission is expected to focus on to ensure free and fair elections.
He mentioned that a lot of the responsibility falls on the Electoral Commission to put the organisation in place, which will ensure that we have credible elections.
“The government is doing its part to make the work of the Electoral Commission go smoothly. A lot of responsibility lies with the political parties as well, and I hope the parties also recognise that their credibility is also on the line. Especially with some people wanting to undermine the multi-party democratic system of government,” President Akufo-Addo said on Tuesday, February 27.
He further added by urging all the political parties heading into the general election in December 2024 to demonstrate competitiveness, honorability, character, and experience, as the loser should congratulate the winner at the end of the election, which will definitely bring peace and enhance our democracy moving forward.
“There is nothing inherently dirty or corrupt about politics, and nothing about elections should generate violence. We who are in politics and we who are members of political parties owe it to ourselves, the institution we claim to belong to, and above all, we owe it to Ghana and the people of Ghana to make politics and elections the serious and joyful phenomenon they should be,” President Akufo-Addo added.
