Mahama Signs 2024 Election Peace Pact with Reservations – Amaliba
Mahama's signature on the 2024 peace pact reflects the NDC's frustration with past electoral violence and unfulfilled responsibilities.
- Mahama signs the 2024 peace pact under protest
- NDC raises concerns over past electoral violence
- Mahama’s signing signals diplomatic responsibility
Abraham Amaliba, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Director of Conflict Resolution, has revealed that the party’s flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, signed the 2024 election peace pact under protest.
Despite initially signaling the NDC’s reluctance to participate, Mahama agreed to the peace agreement on November 28, 2024, a gesture aimed at promoting violence-free elections in Ghana.
Amaliba explained in a November 30 interview that Mahama’s decision to sign was far from an endorsement. The NDC’s leader expressed his dissatisfaction with certain aspects of the pact, particularly citing past instances of electoral violence, including the maiming of voters in the 2017 Awayaso West Wuogon by-election and the killings of eight people during the 2020 elections.
Amaliba emphasized that Mahama’s signing of the peace pact was a diplomatic move, acknowledging his international standing with ECOWAS and the African Union, but also signaling that the NDC’s concerns remained unresolved.
“If the government of the day fails to fulfill its responsibility, we may end up back at square one,” Amaliba concluded.
