Muslims in Ghana have been beseeched to pray for
peaceful elections in the country as they begin the month - long Ramadan fast.
As you may know, CODEO's primary and broad objective is to complement the efforts of Ghana's Electoral Commission and indeed all stakeholders in ensuring transparent, free, fair and
peaceful elections in the country.
DCOP Yaagy urged the media to be circumspect with their reportage and blacklist politicians and political activists who used intemperate language on their platforms, saying the media played a crucial role in ensuring
peaceful elections in any country.
Not exact matches
Catherine Ogolla, CAFOD's
Country Representative, based
in Nairobi said: «The Kenyan people need a sustained commitment to peace, democracy and good governance which can only be achieved through
peaceful and transparent
elections.
This
election,
in contrast, was praised by observers as being generally smooth and
peaceful, with the
country's Constitutional Council confirming Monday that Ouattara scooped 83.66 percent of the vote.
George Weah's recent
election as President of Liberia is not only noteworthy for being the first
peaceful transition of power
in the
country since 1944.
«Let us thank God for the peace we have continued to enjoy
in our
country and vow to maintain it as we also pray for a
peaceful election, unity and prosperity for all Kenyans.»
«The second general
elections... represent an opportunity for all the stakeholders to promote their vision regarding the future of the DRC
in a
peaceful and constructive way and to the Congolese people to exert their fundamental rights to make a choice regarding the conduct of public affairs for the coming years... I believe that the
country deserves our support
in this effort... I wish her [Mariya Nedelcheva] and her team all success
in their independent assessment of these important
elections».
«Yes, I understand we have peace
in this
country but we shouldn't forget most of these
countries that had war used to be most
peaceful than Ghana but considering how some politicians have taken this year's
elections as a «Do and Die Affair» we need to start preaching peace and start telling everyone that we want peace before, during and after
elections — so that anyone who's planning anything evil can know that we Ghanaians are not interested» she said.
Officials of the Commission, he said, should be guided by truth, patriotism and the fear of God, to ensure a
peaceful election, bearing
in mind that they are citizens as well as employees, accountable to the
country.
Buhari appreciated the commitment of the people of Burkina Faso
in ensuring a
peaceful election and called on them to continue to give the new leader the maximum support he needs to take Burkina Faso to the
country of their dreams.
He said «we will cover the
election but we will not pay the money that the EC is demanding and we are going to see what decision the EC is going to take against journalists who intend to cover free and fair and
peaceful election in accordance with the constitution of the
country.»
It is on record that he recovered more than 24 towns from Boko Haram before the coming of the current administration and ensured that security strategies put
in place facilitated the conduct of
peaceful elections in 2015 across the
country, including
in the Northeast states without disruption by Boko Haram terrorism.
As we have demonstrated
in the period following the
elections and a year after the polls, we are a Party that believes and has demonstrably exhibited our strong commitment to strengthening our
country's democratic credentials and building a
peaceful and stable economy.
The COAS said that the Nigerian government is addressing the farmers / herders clashes as well as other forms of security challenges
in the
country in order to create a
peaceful atmosphere for socio - economic activities including
elections.
The international community have shown a keen interest
in Ghana's
elections following the
country's enviable record
in holding
peaceful polls
in spite of high pre-election tension.
Speaking earlier, the IGP said that his visit was part of «continuous synergy and cooperation» between the police and INEC towards ensuring
peaceful conduct of
elections in the
country.
In December, 2010, accusations against falsified presidential elections brought rise to a wave of peaceful protests throughout the country, which were, in turn unmercifully retaliated against by police and government force
In December, 2010, accusations against falsified presidential
elections brought rise to a wave of
peaceful protests throughout the
country, which were,
in turn unmercifully retaliated against by police and government force
in turn unmercifully retaliated against by police and government forces.
The EU also supports African
countries in ensuring
peaceful electoral processes: it regularly deploys
Election Observation Missions and
in this works closely with the African Union and Regional Economic Communities.