The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has asserted that the party will not be part of any peace declarations before the 2024 elections.
He claimed that declarations made in previous years yielded no results, adding that they do not help in preventing violence.
He rather wants stakeholders to adopt proactive measures in dealing with violent activities during our electioneering years.
He made the remarks in an interview with Joy News.
“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.
“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.”
“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.”
Source: rainbowradioonline.com
