FRUCTIFYING THE PEACE PACT
Just like every election year since 2012, today, Friday, December 4, 2020, there will be a peace pact signing. John Dramani Mahama, and Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo, flag bearers of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) respectively are expected to sign a peace pact today ahead of the 2020 general elections. The elections will take place on Monday, December 7, 2020. This peace agreement is meant to give an assurance that the two political party leaders will ensure their followers don’t resort to violence before, during and after the elections. Since 1992, when Ghana was ushered into democracy, the country has witnessed relatively peaceful elections till date. Relative because though the country has not sunk into severe chaos yet, it has always experienced some level of violence. Vigilantism has enveloped this country to its core until a serious stance was taken against it, post the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election violence in 2019. Needless to sa