President Akufo-Addo has firmly stated that he will peacefully hand over power to the next elected president on 7th January 2025.
According to him, he will not be an obstacle to the conduct of the successful elections, however, he will protect and maintain the peace of the country.
Mr. Akufo-Addo made this known when speaking at the 2nd Kofi Annan Peace and Security Forum, held at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), on Wednesday, 8th December 2021.
He noted; “I will not make or cause any substantial modification to the electoral laws in the last six months before the next election; and I will respect the two-term limit for the exercise of presidential authority, as stipulated in the Constitution of the Republic of Ghana”.
“I will not be an impediment to the conduct of free, fair and transparent elections; and I will hand over power to the next elected President on 7th January 2025,” he said.
President Akufo-Addo assured participants that he will rally his fellow ECOWAS Heads of States to take the promise, “and support them as they continue to work towards democracy and good governance in their respective countries”.
He, therefore, pledged to respect the faiths of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Abba Kwegyirba Aggrey
