The National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has expressed scepticism about the effectiveness of signing peace pacts ahead of elections, asserting that such agreements have not produced meaningful outcomes in the past. Speaking on Accra-based JoyNews on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, Asiedu Nketiah emphasised that his party will not be signing any peace agreements ahead of the December elections. He argued that merely signing a peace pact does not prevent election-related violence. "Signing a peace declaration doesn't mean anything to the party, as previous pacts have not yielded any real results," he stated. According to him, the key to preventing violence is proactive measures rather than symbolic gestures. "If you allow violence to brew, it will happen whether you sign a declaration or not. That's why, more than a year ago, I started talking about the need to remove the building blocks for a violent election," Asiedu Nketiah explained.