As Ghana gears up for the 2024 general elections, concerns about potential violence have been circulating, with some speculating that the political climate could become more heated than in previous years.

However, security consultant Prof.

Kwesi Aning is pushing back against these claims, asserting that both major presidential candidates-John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Dr.

Mahamudu Bawumia of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)-have consistently demonstrated a commitment to peace. "I've challenged all those who have said it's going to be more violent; both Mahama and Doctor Bawumia have not acted anything in the last probably 24 months that can be construed as inciting people to violence," Prof.