The National Peace Council will convene today, Thursday, November 28, with all political parties and their presidential candidates seeking election in the December 7 elections to sign a peace pact.
This agreement will bind the candidates to uphold peace throughout the electoral process—before, during, and after the polls.
Chairman of the National Peace Council, Rev. Dr. Ernest Adu-Gyamfi, speaking in an interview with on an Accra based tv station, expressed confidence in the candidates’ commitment to participating in the signing ceremony.
“So far, we believe that all the parties will be there. We have commitments for all of them. We have sent them a copy of the pact for them to study if they have any comments to come back, and so far, we have not had any adverse reactions from any of the parties.
“And so right now what we are doing is putting down appropriations for the various logistics and the things that need to be done for the signing of the pact”.
However, uncertainty surrounds the participation of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The party’s Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, previously stated that the NDC might abstain from the peace pact.
In August, the party outlined six conditions for its involvement, including a demand for the President, the Inspector-General of Police, the Chief Justice, the National Security Coordinator, and the Attorney General to also sign the agreement.
At present, it remains unclear whether any NDC representatives will attend the ceremony
