The National House of Chiefs has called on all stakeholders involved in Ghana's electoral process to prioritize the establishment of a peaceful and transparent environment for the upcoming 2024 polls.

Emphasizing the importance of free and fair elections, the National House of Chiefs warns that a failure to ensure such could lead the country down a path of violence reminiscent of past elections.

Addressing a meeting in Kumasi, President of the National House of Chiefs, Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II, stressed the need for a transparent electoral process to prevent the violence that has marred previous elections.

He called upon the Electoral Commission (EC), political parties, media, election observers, and the electorate to focus on campaigns centered on issues rather than resorting to insults or attacks on opponents.

Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II urged the EC, in collaboration with all stakeholders, to foster an atmosphere conducive to free, fair, and peaceful elections, encouraging losers to accept their defeat graciously.

Highlighting the detrimental impact of electoral violence, he emphasized that Ghana should strive to avoid such costs and uphold the unity of the nation.

“The EC, political parties, media, election observers, and electorates should focus on free and fair elections and our campaigns should be based on issues. Campaigning should be decent and should be focused on issues not insults or attacks on opponents.

“The EC working with all stakeholders should continue to promote the atmosphere for free, fair and peaceful elections so that losers will accept their loss in good faith. Electoral violence is expensive and should be avoided at all costs. We have only one country. That is Ghana,” he stressed.