Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has encouraged politicians to treat politics as a game, not a war. He emphasized that losing an election is not the end, as there will always be opportunities to succeed in the future.“There are some people who feel they must win and if they do not win, then the heavens will come down, no Heavens will not come down,” he said.

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Jonathan made these remarks during a visit by the West African Elders' Forum, a group of former presidents, to the National Elections Security Taskforce (NESTF) ahead of the December 7, 2024, elections.“We are all models, we all pass away, the country will stay, and we should all do. What people remember us for is positive, things not bringing crisis into our countries, so we plead with the politicians to take election as a game,” he said.Mr.

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Jonathan praised Ghana as the leading example of democracy in Africa, highlighting the country's strong democratic practices as a model for the continent.“We want the country to maintain that position and believe this election will not be different. We want an election that will be a peaceful election, that will be a transparent election that will be credible, and all the stakeholders will be happy,” he said.Mr.

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Jonathan urged his fellow politicians to accept the election results, reminding them that only one individual can emerge victorious.Meanwhile, Assistant Commissioner of Police Grace Ansah-Akrofi, Director of the Public Affairs Unit of the Police, reassured the public that the National Elections Security Taskforce (NESTF) was fully equipped to ensure peace and order before, during, and after the elections.

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Accompanied by several former presidents, including Burkina Faso's, Mr. Jonathan also received a visit from Fabio Bargiacchi, Founder and Executive Director of the European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES). Leading a European delegation, Bargiacchi expressed support for the deployment of the women’s branch of the Association of African Electoral Authorities, whose permanent secretariat is based at Ghana's Electoral Commission.

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“So, we would like to thank chairwoman Jean Mensa for the invitation and for the possibility to support the deployment of the uh African Association of Electoral Authorities here in Ghana for the December 7, 2024 elections.“The team is also here to take lessons, learn where the different representatives of electromagnetics can actually consider for their own organisation of Electoral processes,” he said.

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