General News of Thursday, 13 August 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comElection violence: I’m not very hopeful about absolute peace in 2020 elections – Col. Aboagyeplay videoSecurity Analyst, Colonel Festus Aboagye (Rtd)Security Analyst, Colonel Festus Aboagye (Rtd), has expressed very little hope in the country’s prospects of achieving violent-free elections in the upcoming 2020 elections. Speaking in an interview on the sidelines of CDD’s roundtable discussion on violence, he said,“I’m not hopeful. If 7th December was going to be violence-free, we should have used the registration process as rehearsals. We’ve had instances where people have been taken to court, they’ve been fined and some political sponsors have paid for the fine,” he said. Col. Aboagye, however, emphasised that a turn around is the only feasible solution to these episodes of violence, if indeed the upcoming general elections would be free, fair and peaceful.

Source: GhanaWeb August 13, 2020 11:48 UTC