Rev. Dr. Ernest Adu-Gyamfi, Chairman of the National Peace Council, has stated that the Council acknowledges the concerns of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and that the same would be addressed before the party signs the peace pact, before the upcoming December 7 general elections.
According to him, the loss of lives that occurred during the 2020 elections, which the NDC has raised are not the core responsibility of the Peace Council, but that of the police and the courts.
He noted that these Institutions are already dealing with the matters and have already spoken to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), the Attorney General (AG) and the Electoral Commission (EC) for them to shed light on.
Rev. Adu-Gyamfi, while speaking with the media on the sidelines of the 61st annual session of the Ghana Baptist Convention, expressed his conviction that the Peace Council would be able to get the NDC back to the IPAC and sign the peace pact.
He disclosed that the Council has set up Political Parties code of conduct committee, and has met with both the NDC and NPP, and that it is yet to report to the Peace Council on some of the concerns the NPP has also raised.
The chairman said once the committee reports back to the Council, it will look at the issues and address them accordingly.
He indicated that the Council expects the Inspector General of Police to go public with the issues bordering on electoral killings, so as to have clean and fair elections.
He urged all to cooperate and air their grievances for settlement and not level accusations against each other unduly.
He said the electorate must understand the whole electoral process to avoid being misled.
Rev. Dr. Nii Noi Enoch Thompson, President of the Ghana Baptist Convention (GBC), revealed in his Annual Report to the Convention that the church has targeted establishing a specialist clinic at the Baptist University Hospital in Abuakwa to be named as the Rev. John C. Raphael Specialist Clinic, plant 50 new churches, pursue the chapter of the Ghana University College and provide shelter for chapels for existing and new churches serving as community schools and health centres.
