The National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has asked members of the party to “exercise restraint” in their actions pending the declaration of the election results by the Electoral Commission.
He says the NDC is not a violent party which resorts to destruction of state properties and has asked that they refrain any acts that compromises the integrity of the electoral process.
Addressing the media at the party’s head office Monday, December 09, 2024, Mr. Gyamfi said “looting state property is against the law.”
“While we appreciate the legitimate frustration of the Ghanaian people against the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia/NPP regime, we wish to call on Ghanaians, especially the rank and file of the NDC, to exercise restraint and to go about their jubilations with a sense of responsibility,” he indicated.
His caution come on the back of isolated cases in some areas where party supporters have vandalised state properties amid other disturbances that have led to the loss of some lives.
The National Peace Council and the West Africa Network for Peace-building (WANEP), have earlier condemned the attack on the office of the Electoral Commission’s (EC) office and collation centre in Damongo, the Savannah regional capital.
This was after the Commission’s office in Damongo was reportedly set ablaze during some tension after Saturday’s polls.
A statement issued by the National Peace Council and other partners in the Election Situation Room Sunday, December 08, 2024, urged leadership of the two political parties to call on their supporters to leave the vacation centres to respect the integrity of the electoral process.
“It is essential that political supporters withdraw from the collation centres and allow their accredited agents to observe the collation process,” the statement read.
Additionally, they called on all sides of the political divide to allow Electoral Commission personnel to carry out their duties with professionalism and integrity to deliver a free, fair and transparent election.
