A delegation of the West African Elders Discussion board remark challenge led by way of former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday, arrived in Accra, Ghana, forward of the December 7 common elections within the nation.
The WAEF’s communications Officer, Wealth Dickson Ominabo, disclosed this in a commentary made to be had to the Information Company of Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja.
Ominabo, within the commentary, quoted Jonathan on arrival in Ghana, as urging Ghanaians to be patriotic and paintings for non violent, distant and clear elections.
Alternative contributors of the delegation come with former Burkinabe Top Minister and President of the ECOWAS, Mr Kadre Ouedraogo; Govt Director of the Goodluck Jonathan Bottom, Ms Ann Iyonu, and Particular Abettor to Jonathan, Ikechukwu Eze.
Jonathan counseled the population of Ghana for his or her enduring loyalty to democratic values, including that Ghana’s historical past of non violent political transitions served as a beacon for democratic governance throughout Africa.
“The upcoming elections present another opportunity for Ghanaians to reinforce their dedication to democracy, stability, and development,” he mentioned.
The challenge leaders additionally charged the electoral fee of Ghana and the safety businesses to hold to their mandate of sovereignty and neutrality to assure a reputable polling procedure.
He added, “WAEF urges the Electoral Fee of Ghana to conserve its mandate of accomplishing distant and truthful elections and making sure the transparency and credibility of the 2024 elections as some way of establishing believe some of the citizens and stakeholders.
“We inspire the safety businesses to maintain their skilled habits, conserve their neutrality and a calm electoral shape by way of making sure independent deployment to ensure balloting fabrics, polling centres, and electorate around the nation.
“As we approach the end of campaign activities, we urge all political parties and their candidates to reaffirm their commitment to peaceful campaigns devoid of hate speech, inflammatory rhetoric, and personal attacks.”
The previous President also known as on political events, applicants and all stakeholders to appreciate the integrity of the electoral procedure and pledged to unravel disputes thru lawful and constitutional channels.
Jonathan additional steered the adolescence and celebration supporters to stay law-abiding all the way through and upcoming the elections, fending off acts of intimidation or violence.
Describing Ghana as a type of autonomy, Jonathan additionally steered Ghanaians to hunt to ensure Ghana’s democratic legacy by way of rejecting violence, intimidation, or movements that would undermine the integrity of the electoral procedure.
“By working together, Ghanaians can once again assert the country’s position as a model of democracy built on a tradition of peaceful, free, fair and transparent elections,” he stated.
NAN