By Iddi Yire
Accra, Jan 10, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama has asked the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to furnish him with a report on the status of investigations into killings that occurred during the 2020 and 2024 general election.
He said he had directed his Executive Secretary to write to the IGP for the report.
“Justice must be done and we also will ask the Attorney General when he takes office to determine fair and adequate compensation for the families of those who have lost their lives,” he said.
President Mahama stated this at the Moslems National Thanksgiving Service held on Friday at the National Mosque in Accra.
The event, chaired by the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, was to thank Allah for a peaceful December 7 general election.
The President said even though the 2024 general election passed on peacefully, Ghanaians must recognise that a “few of their citizens lost their lives.”
“My understanding is almost five of our citizens were killed in the process of the election,” he said.
“This is not the first time. In 2020 we know that eight of our citizens were killed. If this continual injustice is not stopped, then what it does is it breeds impunity.”
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), therefore, deemed it necessary to investigate what led to those killings and take action to prevent their recurrence, President Mahama said.
As Muslims offered their thanksgiving, he urged them to remember that the end of the elections marked the beginning of greater responsibility for all of them.
He said regardless of political affiliation, Ghanaians must work together for the development and prosperity of the nation, which was their shared vision.
“Our diversity as a people is not a weakness. Indeed, it is our strength,” the president said.
“Whether we’re Muslims or Christians or from any other faith, our collective aspirations for a better future bind us together.”
“Let us, therefore, commit to fostering harmony and mutual respect in all aspects of our lives. We must also recognize that elections are not without their challenges.”
The event was attended by Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the NDC national Chairman, Mr Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, the General Secretary, and other leading figures of the Party.
GNA