The 2016 general election in Ghana is widely regarded as one of the most peaceful and well-organised in the country's Fourth Republic.
According to ACP Dr Benjamin Agordzo, a Police Planning Officer at the UN Mission Support for Justice Reform, this achievement was no accident.
Speaking at the Peace Through Democracy forum organised by the GIMPA Law Students Association on Wednesday, he outlined deliberate strategies that contributed to the election's success. "The 2016 general election in Ghana remains, arguably, the most peaceful in the Fourth Republic," Dr.
Agordzo said. "Not even a fly was reported to have died during the election." In the 2020 election, the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) protested the results, describing them as "flawed" and alleging that state security forces were used to intimidate voters in their strongholds.