President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on religious leaders to restrain members who are publicly prophesying the outcome of Ghana's upcoming general elections, set for December 7, 2024.
Speaking through the Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Stephen Asamoah Boateng, at the "Agent of Peace" Campaign hosted by the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) on Sunday, November 3, 2024, President Akufo-Addo urged the clergy to promote peace and respect during this crucial electoral period. "Indeed, democracy requires more than elections, but the country cannot be democratic without holding genuine elections to elect its leaders.
Elections are the basis for democratic legitimacy and they are a mechanism to peacefully resolve the transfer of political power. "We in Ghana have grown and must learn the lessons of having peaceful elections.
We must avoid the use of provocative and abusive language in our campaigning.