President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed confidence in the Electoral Commission (EC) to hold a free, fair, and transparent election that represents the will of the people on the eve of Ghana’s general elections in 2024.Travel packages
The president urged Ghanaians to work with electoral officials in a nationwide speech prior to the December 7 elections, stressing the value of preserving the nation’s democratic integrity.
“We have good reason to be proud of the electoral commission, the body that is charged with running our elections. Today, it is a much more efficient and transparent institution that we are all ready to entrust with the responsibility of delivering a free, fair and transparent election that will truly reflect the will of the people.
“I urge all of us to cooperate with the electoral officials to do their work and ensure that we can all be proud of having added another notch to the list of successful elections we have held.”
Many people consider the 2024 election, which will be the ninth under Ghana’s Fourth Republic, to be a turning point in the country’s democratic history. In a hotly contested campaign, former President John Dramani Mahama of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) faces off against Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Economic difficulties, such as the post-pandemic recovery, high unemployment, growing inflation, and public debt, are present during the election.
The NDC has focused its campaign on repairing infrastructure, generating employment, and tackling socioeconomic disparities, whilst the NPP lists economic reforms, digitization, and infrastructural development as its main accomplishments.
With both parties fighting for control of the president and 275 parliamentary seats, the stakes are high. The result will dictate the course of policies meant to tackle Ghana’s urgent problems.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com
