The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces, to halt the militarisation of the 2024 Presidential and Parliamentary elections.
The NDC has expressed deep concern over the deployment of armed military forces with armoured vehicles, machine guns, and sniper weapons into local communities under the guise of providing election security.
In a statement issued on Friday, December 6 signed by its General Secretary, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, the NDC categorically stated that this unbridled militarisation was unconstitutional and unlawful, serving only to intimidate the electorate and their families in otherwise peaceful communities. "An election is not a war.
This is a maintenance of law and order mission meant for the law enforcement agencies, not a war or restoration of law and order mission that would be meant for the military," the statement read.
