Peace declarations do not prevent election violence – Asiedu Nketia

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has disclose the party’s resolve not to be part of any peace declarations before the 2024 elections.

According to him, some experiences in the past have shown that such declarations were ineffective in preventing violence.

Mr.Asiedu Nketia affectionately called General Mosquito made this revelation on Joy News.

He argued that instead of relying on symbolic gestures, proactive measures should be prioritized to prevent violence, “The declaration doesn’t mean anything to us, it doesn’t because all previous declarations have not been adhered to, no declaration has solved any problem. If you allow violence to brew, you’ll have violence whether you sign a declaration or not.”

The National Chairman added that “That’s why, more than a year ago, I started talking about the need for us to remove the building blocks for a violent election.”

He said “At any stage when something is happening, I call on those who in future, will call us to sign a declaration to speak up so that we stop this particular thing from happening.”

“Otherwise, if you let those things build up and then say, ‘Let’s play a peace football match, sign a declaration, and hope for a peaceful election,’ peaceful election wouldn’t happen,” he concluded.

By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme