The National Peace Council has pledged to ensure that Ghana remains peaceful before, during, and after the general elections.
In an interview with Joy News, Chairman Dr. Ernest Adu Gyamfi emphasized the need for political campaigns to focus on preserving national peace.
“Everyone is campaigning to win the attention of Ghanaians. Let’s campaign with the intention to maintain the peace in the country.
“It will be a disaster to win elections only to realize that the country is in chaos. How can you govern if the country is in chaos? The most important thing is to campaign and maintain our peace,” he noted.
He revealed that the council has identified electoral hotspots and will monitor these areas closely to mitigate political tensions.
“The peace council has a map of all the hotspots of election violence in the country. We know where the hotspots are. We are given attention to these places all these are meant to minimise political tensions in the country,” he explained.
Dr. Adu Gyamfi also expressed concern about political actors who incite violence through vigilante groups.
“The challenge is that there is a disconnect between the grass roots and the political actors, some of the political actors hide behind vigilante groups to cause violence.
“We need to get to the grass roots . The major problem is how to get to the grassroots for them to understand what misinformation and disinformation can lead to,” he noted.
He stressed the importance of public awareness regarding electoral violence.
“It is important for the public to understand the concept of electoral violence, it is intended to manipulate the outcome of the electoral process.
“It runs through the whole electoral process, it is done to manipulate the process, if we allow these things will continue, it will continue it is likely to lead to a more serious thing,” the report indicated.