Protect Judiciary, EC To Prevent Violence In 2024 Polls – Peace Council Advises Ghanaians

NewsAfricaGh July 3, 2024

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Chairman of the National Peace Council, Rev Dr. Ernest Adu-Gyamfi

The National Peace Council has cautioned against involving the judiciary and state institutions in politically charged discussions, warning that such engagement compromises their integrity.

This, the council argues, results in a decline in public confidence and poses a threat to national peace.

Speaking at a Peace Dialogue with stakeholders in Accra on Tuesday, Ernest Adu Gyamfi, Chairman of the National Peace Council, urged the public to support state institutions in their roles to maintain peace.

He emphasised the importance of these institutions remaining unbiased.

According to Adu Gyamfi, the Judiciary and the Electoral Commission are crucial in safeguarding Ghana’s democracy.

He stressed that public backing for these institutions is essential for ensuring their effectiveness and impartiality.

“Last Sunday, the president of the Bar Association made a clear statement that politicians should not bring politics into our judicial system. Cases go to court, you either put up a good case or not. And if you lose a case, you don’t go to the media and start making noise. You know, get a good case.”

“We’ve had situations where the government has lost cases, haven’t we? We’ve had it. So if we’ve had those situations, why do we then think that every case that somebody loses is because somebody has paid somebody? So we keep getting all these things and it gives the judiciary bad publicity.”

“But I think that the institutions of peace and justice in this country must be protected and when I talk about [them] I talk about Peace Council, Electoral Commission, the judiciary.

“These institutions must be protected. The public must know that if we run these institutions down, there’ll be trouble. You know, these are things that everybody must be worried about once we see these things going on. And we think we need to rise and defend these institutions,” he stated.

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