The Ahafo Regional Executive Secretary of the Peace Council (PC), Emmanuel Danyomah, has urged political parties in the country to disband all vigilante groups and ensure an incident-free polls.
He urged institutional authorities to enforce the vigilantism Act (Act 999) and provide adequate security adding that the state must also develop a community action plan to address electoral violence.
Mr Danyomah stated this on Wednesday in Goaso, the Ahafo regional capital at a day's meeting for dialogue with political parties and constituents on addressing violent extremism and terrorism in the context of December 2024 general elections.
A similar engagement had earlier been held at Kenyasi in the Asutifi North District where a peace pact was signed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC), New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the Movement for Change (MFC) and other stakeholders.
