Ten of the 12 political parties that contested this year’s elections say they will meet the president-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and former President John Mahama to impress upon them to ensure that the country remains peaceful.
The meeting, they said, had been necessitated by recent developments over the outcome of the results declared by the Electoral Commission (EC) with members of the main opposition, National Democratic Congress (NDC), taking to the streets in some parts of the country to protest against the decision.
The parties to meet President Akufo-Addo and former President Mahama are the All People’s Congress (APC), Convention People’s Party (CPP), People’s National Convention (PNC), Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), National Democratic Party (NDP) the Ghana Union Movement and Mr Asiedu Walker, an independent candidate.
The Spokesperson of the group of political parties, Mr Hassan Ayariga, who was a flag bearer of the APC, told the Daily Graphic that the parties would be meeting Mr Mahama first after which they would meet President Akufo-Addo.
He said the meeting with Mr Mahama was scheduled for last Friday but because he had other engagements with the United States Ambassador to Ghana, Ms Stephanie Sullivan, and other ambassadors, the meeting could not come off.