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Many nations in Africa, Asia and Europe have experienced civil conflicts that have had negative effects on them. The opposing citizens of those nations used all manner of weapons to kill each other, destroying property that led some of those defeated in wars to run or be expelled from their nations. Those refugees, especially from Libya, Liberia, Sierra Leone, etc., suffered difficulties in other nations where they lost their credibility.
It all started as child’s play on the part of those involved after disagreements over the election results, hatred of leaders and attempts by others to secede from sovereign nations. GHANA after the December 7 elections may be treading on dangerous ground.
After the Electoral Commission declared the results of the December 7 elections, in which the two main political parties, NPP and NDC, shared almost the same number of seats in parliament and Nana Addo was declared the winner of the elections presidential, all hell broke loose.
NDC leadership and former President John MAHAMA complained of polling errors and rejected the result of polls in some constituencies with some NDC members saying that the hailed and gazzetted president-elect NANA ADDO was not a winner. of the poll.
Since then, large numbers of NDC members have embarked on nationwide demonstrations across the country to instill in them their desire that THE EC rectify what they call mistakes it has made against them. Some of the protesters were injured and several of them died as a result.
Although they are advised to seek redress for their grievances in court, they have not yet done so. In an ‘tit for tat’ fashion, the ruling nuclear power plant has also started to react to the NDC’s actions. They have held a press conference to say that the presidency was won by Nana ADDO as stated by the EC giving its number of deputies in Parliament.
They continued to express their intention to go to court to seek the revocation of the electoral VEREDICOS in seven electoral districts in their favor. While the NDC is making efforts to deny Mr. Peter Amewu his right to take his seat in Parliament as a representative of the Hohoe constituency, through a court decision, the NPP for its part is also charging an elected deputy of NDC in Assin north of James Quayson from being a dual citizen of Canada and GHANA.
However, the NDC has debunked this saying that he has renounced his Canadian citizenship. Although the president-elect is due to be sworn in in Parliament on January 7, it is our prayer that the arguments and accusations between the NDC and NDC along with the daily demonstrations will be toned down to make way for the peaceful work in the presidency and Parliament that must collaborate to the peaceful development of the nation.
Currently, both the NDC and NPP must know that the covid-19 pandemic has affected us to the extent that our economy has been affected. This was followed by the events leading up to the recently concluded elections that have also affected the nation’s economy with many government organizations being hit hard economically.
Let’s also remember that, as a result of the pandemic, our children’s education has been hit hard, as most students were sent home to study online until January 2021. Our markets across the country have burned. with a huge financial effect on many merchants and women and the government.
As a result of this, it is important that all the few warring factions reconsider their positions and come together to solve the problems facing the nation. If we ignore the advice to stop violent clashes, our reputation as a peaceful nation will be affected by the fear that many investors will decide to leave Ghana.
According to Omar Bangoura from Sierra Leone, Ghanaians must beware of our leaders’ attempts to divide us through daily demonstrations and fighting.
He recalled the 11-year war in Sierra Leone that began with demonstrations to serious conflicts. He recalled the brutal wars in the Republic of Central AFRICA, Bosnia, South Sudan, and Rwanda that cost those nations dearly to date. He says his heart bleeds for what is happening in Ghana and says the NDC and NPP, Muslims and Christians would be the losers when a serious war broke out.
He said that we should remain united and united to ensure that Ghana remains a peaceful nation. The stories of war in many countries in Africa and parts of the world should be seen as a lesson for us. Our political parties signed a pact to promote peace before, during and after the December 7 elections.
The peace council, traditional rulers and our religious bodies support this movement. In order for Ghana to be at peace after the December 7 elections, as happened in the last seven elections in the 4th republic, let us stop all hostilities and use the most acceptable means to seek redress for our electoral grievances.
Since the NDC agreed to seek justice in the supreme court, efforts should always be made to have the EC rectify the mistakes it has made to ensure an amicable resolution of the electoral issues involved. Long live Ghana. We should continue to be one of the calmest nations in the world. Long live Ghana. We pray for peace now and for years to come By Alhaji Alhasan Abdulai
EANFOWORLD for Sustainable Development, PO Box 17070 Accra North
