General News of Friday, 10 January 2020Source: Graphic.com.ghAU confident of peaceful elections in GhanaKwesi Quartey, Deputy Chairperson of the AUThe African Union (AU) is optimistic Ghana will hold a peaceful and successful general election this year. The meeting was to use the diaspora agenda as a vehicle to speed up economic acceleration and tourism revenue generation among AU member states. Fair electionsMr Quartey said Ghana was aware of its reputation in the conduct of fair elections and indicated that the AU was expecting the country to chalk another success. SecurityWhile admitting that security during elections was of concern to the AU, Mr Quartey said the AU started issuing out security alerts to member states so that governments take the necessary steps to forestall election-related violence. He remained optimistic that Ghana would once again organise a peaceful election worthy of emulation among AU member states.

Source: GhanaWeb January 10, 2020 09:33 UTC