John Mahama Calls for Calm Amid Electoral Disputes Following Ghana’s 2024 Elections

Understandably, after Ghana General Elections conducted on December 7, 2024, the president-elect John Dramani Mahama has appealed to the youth of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to allow Electoral Commission re-collation centres to proceed unhindered. His appeal brings the aspect of maintaining peace and order as the country struggles to deal with the issue of the presidential vote on the parliamentary seats.

Stable Elections While Existing Cohort Isolated Tensions

These elections of 12 political parties were widely described as mostly free of violence. But there has been conflict regarding the results of some parliamentary seats this has mainly been between the NDC and the NPP. In some constituencies, these disagreements have led to fisticuffs and near-riots, largely capability in an otherwise praiseworthy electoral performance.

President-elect Mahama has called on the factions to exercise restraint, stressing that all grouses should be aired through the courts. “Let us trust the democratic process and the judiciary to address any concerns,” Mahama said on Sunday in his attempt to calm the anger of his party and the public as a whole.

Contemporary Management of Electoral Difficulties

Another to align to Mahama’s statements was the Deputy National General Secretary of the NDC, Mustapha Gbande. Commenting his audience, Gbande encouraged party supporters to refrain from acts that may trigger confrontation at EC re-collation stations. He downplayed the retreat and said “This is not a retreat of defeat, it is a well thought out and planned strategy.” We should remain calm, and assured of our approaches in handling any matter that comes across.”

The following are the views of Gbande, which show that the NDC wants the maintenance of law and order, and reliance on the law to address electoral issues. The party, therefore, wants its supporters to avoid provoking any incidences that might compromise theTTTainability of Ghana as a democratic country.

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Ones of the committees among the electoral commission that has a role to play in the solves of the disputes.

The Electoral Commission of Ghana has disclosed its intention to re-count the results in nine constituencies whose results were disputed. These re-collations are supposed to solve some issues to irregularities and help to make final results more transparent.

This commitment by the EC to solve disputes through re-collation must be seen as the organization being a guardian of democracy in Ghana. According to the main idea, the Commission wants to undo wrongs of the past and restore the people’s trust in the electoral process and democratic institutions in Ghana.

Precautions to be taken in order to avert trouble

In rising tensions, the Ghana Police armed 5,000 personnel in the policing of the places where the EC offices are located as well as the safety of the re-count. This strategic deployment is as part of other measures designed to end other violence and to maintain law and order during this sensitive period.

Police authorities have again vowed to be neutral and professional and assured the public that security agencies stand ready to defend the polls. They are present at re-collation centres and other strategic areas to show Ghanas determination to deal with electoral questions without endangering citizens.

The Road Ahead

While some regions continue to experience unrest, the leadership of Ghana has a favourable and collective attitude towards the settlement of dispute by non-violent means fairly legally. The fact that President-elect Mahama comes out advocating for calm as does the NDC strategizing and the EC instituting transparency measures shows that the whole nation is in harmony in protecting the democratic values of the nation.

Consequently, the re-collation of results leads everyone’s attention towards the judiciary and the EC in order to offer bias free results. Ghanaians expect that these processes will enhance the credibility of those institutions and create the neededstamp of emulation for other democracies in Africa.

The year 2024 indicated that despite some problems, Ghana remains a fully committed democracy in the elections. The issues of disputing parliamentary results show that mechanisms for handling complaints must be complemented by ways of maintaining confidence.

The call by president-elect John Mahama for restraint, the strategic inaction of the NDC and the rigorous professionalism displayed by the EC point to the fact that Ghana may well get through this period without losing its hard-earned reputation for integrity and unity. Where the issues are solved through negotiations and respecting the political democracy, the Ghana can consolidate its position of a democratic state in Africa.

In this article, focus will be made on post-election situation in Ghana, or in other words, the following article provides the reader with a broad vision of the measures and steps taken in response to electoral activities to prevent any conflicts in the country.