A security analyst, Dr. Adam Bonaa, has expressed doubts about the likelihood of residents of Bawku voting in the 2024 presidential election due to escalating violence in the area.
Addressing attendees at a Democratic lecture on Monday, October 29, 2024, he urged the public to pray for the community, noting the tragic loss of eight lives including two brothers who were killed while on their way to bury their father.
“Let’s say a prayer for Bawku. We are told eight people have died; two brothers died on their way to bury their father. Whatever we are doing has do with the elections; I am not sure there will be elections in Bawku”, he stated.
He also highlighted the rise of political vigilantism across the country and urged security agencies to take firm action against the offenders.
“The recent NDC-NPP clashes have underscored the growing trend of electoral violence. I am sure you are all aware of what happened a few days ago. Vigilantism has changed faces in the country; before the promulgation of the act (the Vigilantism and Related Offences Act), they were using sticks and pestles; now they have resorted to the use of guns,” he noted.
The Democracy lecture series organised by Care For Free and Fair Elections Ghana (Care) and the Frederich Ebert Foundation seeks to address instances of electoral violence and inflammatory statements by high-ranking officials and also to promote transparency, peaceful and fair elections.
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