National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has indicated that the party will not engage in any peace declarations leading up to the 2024 elections.

Mr Nketia highlighted that past peace declarations have failed to effectively prevent violence.

He contended that proactive actions are needed rather than symbolic gestures to address and mitigate potential conflicts.

He also criticized the practice of entering peace agreements only after tensions have heightened, urging for preemptive measures and active intervention by authorities to prevent conflicts from escalating.

In an interview with Joy News, Mr Nketia said, “The declaration doesn’t mean anything to us, it doesn’t because all previous declarations have not been adhered to, no declaration has solved any problem. If you allow violence to brew, you’ll have violence whether you sign a declaration or not.

“That’s why, more than a year ago, I started talking about the need for us to remove the building blocks for a violent election.”

“At any stage when something is happening, I call on those who in future, will call us to sign a declaration to speak up so that we stop this particular thing from happening.

“Otherwise, if you let those things build up and then say, ‘Let’s play a peace football match, sign a declaration, and hope for a peaceful election,’ peaceful election wouldn’t happen.”