President-elect John Dramani Mahama has assured the people of Ghana that his upcoming administration will launch an investigation into any deaths linked to the 2024 election if current President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo does not take action.
This commitment was made during a meeting on Thursday with Mr. Irchad Ramiandrasoa Razaaly, the European Union (EU) Ambassador to Ghana, who visited him in Accra to extend congratulations on his triumph in the December 7 general election.
“We will investigate the deaths and so nobody will have the impetus to commit such crimes in future,” President-elect Mahama said
He reiterated that his administration would investigate the Ayawaso West Wougon violence and that the 2020 election killings would be investigated and appropriate compensation given to the victims and the culprits punished.
On his part Mr Razaaly, who congratulated President-elect Mahama on his election victory and extended similar congratulatory Vice President-elect Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, for being the first woman to occupy that office.