The National Democratic Congress (NDC), led by Johnson Asiedu Nketia, its National Chairman, has said that the party will not participate in any peace accords prior to the 2024 elections.
Mr. Nketia emphasized that history has demonstrated that these kinds of proclamations are powerless to stop violence.
He criticized the custom of signing peace accords only after hostilities had gotten out of hand, calling on the government to speak up and intervene before disagreements or acts of violence arise.
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.”