The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) has commended Ghanaians for their peaceful conduct during the 2024 general elections, noting an increase in respect for Ghana’s democracy. However, the CDD has expressed concerns over the violence that occurred during the elections, which resulted in the destruction of property and attacks on government officials \u00b9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a statement, the CDD emphasized the need for Ghanaians to work together to build a more valuable democracy by ensuring that all future elections are violence-free. The organization strongly condemned the acts of violence, vandalism, and intimidation that marred the 2024 elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The CDD has called on law enforcement agencies to investigate the incidents of violence and hold those responsible accountable. The organization has also urged the government to make a public announcement stating that any form of violence will not be tolerated, regardless of one’s position or status. Furthermore, the CDD emphasized that any post-election violence will be treated as a criminal offense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By advocating for accountability and an end to electoral violence, the CDD aims to promote a culture of peace and respect for democratic institutions in Ghana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ghana’s CDD Urges Violence-Free Elections, Seeks Accountability for 2024 Post-Election Chaos<\/p>\n
The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) has commended Ghanaians for their peaceful conduct during the 2024 general elections, noting an increase in respect for Ghana’s democracy. However, the CDD has expressed concerns over the violence that occurred during the elections, which resulted in the destruction of property and attacks on government officials \u00b9.<\/p>\n
In a statement, the CDD emphasized the need for Ghanaians to work together to build a more valuable democracy by ensuring that all future elections are violence-free. The organization strongly condemned the acts of violence, vandalism, and intimidation that marred the 2024 elections.<\/p>\n
The CDD has called on law enforcement agencies to investigate the incidents of violence and hold those responsible accountable. The organization has also urged the government to make a public announcement stating that any form of violence will not be tolerated, regardless of one’s position or status. Furthermore, the CDD emphasized that any post-election violence will be treated as a criminal offense.<\/p>\n
By advocating for accountability and an end to electoral violence, the CDD aims to promote a culture of peace and respect for democratic institutions in Ghana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4685,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-latest","category-local"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4681"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4681\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4686,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4681\/revisions\/4686"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}