The National Peace Council says it will confront electoral violence by working with stakeholders to ensure that violence does not recur in this year's general election.A Governing Board member of the Peace Council, Rt Rev.
Col John Kwamina Otoo (retd), said the council remained committed to developing mechanisms to prevent conflict and build stronger platforms to promote a peaceful and prosperous nation.Rt Rev.
Otoo was speaking at a stakeholders forum to promote a peaceful 2024 general election in Ghana towards building trust for peaceful elections held in Cape Coast last Thursday.He said Ghanaians and all political actors had a choice to safeguard the nation's democracy and peace, and must work to ensure that the 2024 general election was not just another political exercise but a demonstration of commitment to democracy.
He said it was important for all political parties and actors to choose tolerance, transparency, accountability and to dialogue to build trust, saying these were critical for peaceful elections.Rt Rev.