As part of efforts to maintain the stability of businesses across the country, the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) is advocating for peace in the upcoming crucial presidential and parliamentary elections.
Ghana goes to the polls on December 7 this year to elect a president and parliamentarians who will steer the affairs of the country for the next four years. Already tensions are high as the ruling government is bent on holding on to power to break the jinx of the 8-year cycle.
But the largest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has vowed to wrestle power from the NPP citing economic mismanagement, corruption, and underdevelopment as some of the reasons why the ruling government does not deserve another term.
With this escalating political tension, peace advocates have started preaching peace to sustain and maintain the steady democratic rule the country has enjoyed in the fourth republic for over 30 years.
Given that businesses are only able to grow and expand under a conducive and peaceful atmosphere, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mark Badu-Aboagye is the latest to join the campaign for peaceful elections.
The CEO in an interview with The High Street Journal said the gains Ghana has made in its peaceful elections must be sustained this year to create an enabling environment for businesses across the country to flourish and support the overall growth and development of the economy.
All political actors as well as business owners, Mark Badu-Aboagye says, must prioritise peace before, during, and even after the elections.
“Let me also use this opportunity to ask all Ghanaians, especially business owners that we want peace in the coming elections. Businesses thrive in a peaceful environment so we want peace before, during, and after the elections,” the CEO of GNCCI appealed.
Political stability is touted as one of the salient factors that ensure the growth and expansion of businesses in any economy.
For Ghana to sustain the economic recovery that the private sector has largely supported, it is paramount that the country goes into this crucial election and comes out unhurt.
