Message from the PRIO – Western Europe Subregional Desk-Pan Afrikan Monitoring Action Circuit:
Can the Planet disrepair caused by neocolonialism deliver peaceful, free and fair elections today in Ghana?
In order to carry out Planet Repairs monitoring of the electoral process in Ghana we must first reckon with the fact that Ghana is in a state of Planet disrepair. This state of disrepair is what the current system of neocolonialism produces. We must analyse whether this system can even deliver peaceful, free and fair elections today. We wish the answer to this question would be yes but it is for the facts on the ground, particularly from now onwards, to provide a decisive answer. Already lives have been lost and we can confirm two deaths so far. There have also been reports of rigging at the ballot boxes.
Whilst we are clear that the two political parties, NDC and NPP, are not capable of delivering Planet Repair changes as desirable, we share the view of those who believe that a John Mahama victory in the Ghana Presidential elections could be utilised by progressive forces to advance the opening of more radical pathways to Planet Repairs with a view to eradicate neocolonialism and promote decolonisation in West Afrika to strengthen the efforts in this direction being made by the governments of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). This is because Mahama is less likely to be violently repressive towards progressive forces as has been the case with NPP governments.
Furthermore, with developments in the AES, a Mahama victory in Ghana could tilt the balance of forces in the West Afrikan region towards PanAfrikan Decolonisation for Planet Repairs. We say so because Mahama is the only candidate that is standing in the Presidential elections today that has said that he is prepared to run a government that will positively work together with the AES. We know that this can only happen when progressive forces are well organised independently to pressurise a Mahama government to do so.
That is the reason why, against the odds we are pushing for peaceful, free and fair elections as that would produce this outcome.
PRIO WESTERN EUROPE SUBREGIONAL DESK
Today Ghanaians took to the ballot box for the 2024 Ghana Presidential Elections.
The Planet Repairs Internationalist Observatory – Western Europe Subregional Desk – Pan-Afrikan Monitoring Action Circuit continues to monitor the elections with a view to the demands of various communities and organisations for Free, Fair, and Peaceful Elections.
Voting closed at 1700 in the country, opening the round of ballot counting at electoral centres and ballot boxes in the country.
We observe the various reports of violence, fatalities, and acts of repression. Observers have also noted extensive deployment of police and military across the country.
Media reports are highlighting many injuries from violence and deadly fatalities at the ballot box in multiple constitutions across the country, where both supporters and security involved:
- Ablekuma South
- Akatsi South
- Asawase
- Sagnarigu
- Kintampo South
- Odododiodio
- Techiman South
- Obuasi
- Awutu Senya East
- Nyankpala
- And many more incoming reports
Witnesses have highlighted military intimidation in Obuasi East at the Election Collection Centre.
A shooting incident is reported with the killing of a vehicle driver in Kasoa, Awutu Senya East Constituency [Updates pending]
Ablekuma West Constituency saw military personnel implicated in ballot box rigging.
Further reports of shots fired are also being reported from Kwesimintsim Constituency Collation Centre [Updates pending]
The death of a young man at Nyankpala Constituency, has been confirmed by state officials.
As monitoring of the elections continues, we will monitor and highlight the reports and responses from the incidents and efforts to guarantee fair, free, and peaceful elections.
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Graphic Online: https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/shots-fired-at-kasoa.html; NDC charges supporters to return to collation centres to ‘protect their votes’*
