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President Akufo-Addo has appealed to political parties and their supporters to desist from acts that could endanger peace in the country.
He made this call when commissioning the renovated Trade Union Congress Hall of Trade Unions on Tuesday.
On the broader issue of the peace of our nation in these delicate times, let me assure you of the unconditional efforts that my Government and I are making to guarantee the peace and stability of the nation, as we enter the final stretch of the electoral campaign.
“I call on all political actors and citizens, as a whole, to commit to a peaceful process and to renounce any recourse to violence,” he said.
According to President Akufo-Addo, “The Inspector General of Police and the other heads of the law enforcement agencies have made very clear their determination to enforce the laws of the country, including the law prohibiting vigilantism, of impartial and uniform manner. hand in hand, without resorting to political color, to ensure the peace of the nation. I fully support their attitude and I will give them my maximum support ”.
When recounting his commitment to maintaining peace and stability in the country on several occasions, the President noted that, in 2008, he accepted the results of a close election, which was won by the smallest margin, some forty thousand (40,000) votes. , without asking for a count.
“Again, in the controversial elections of 2012, I protested the result in the highest court in the country and, after a process that lasted eight months, I accepted an unfavorable verdict, I called on my followers to respect the decision of the Court, and Ghana it came out with its democratic credentials enhanced and the peace and stability of the nation was maintained, ”he added.
The New Patriotic Party, the president stressed, has shown the world “that we were willing and were able to submerge our individual and partisan preferences for the common good.”
The Party, he added, demonstrated “that it was not the ambitions of Akufo-Addo, nor the fate of the PNP, what we wanted to promote. The stability and progress of Ghana, and the improvement of its democracy, were the primary considerations that guided all our actions in those difficult days, ”he added.
Ghana, noted President Akufo-Addo, has rightly earned a reputation as the leader in democratic governance on the African continent, a reputation that it is determined to maintain, and indeed enhance, before, during and after elections. December 7.
“It would, of course, need the full collaboration and cooperation of all citizens, including members of Organized Labor, to help achieve this end.
“We all have to work together to create an environment that allows the people of Ghana to make their decision on December 7 in freedom, peace and security. It is their right, “he added.
