Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has called on political parties and candidates to humbly accept the results of the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections.
Bagbin highlighted the importance of reflecting on both successes and shortcomings while promoting unity for national development.
In a Christmas message on Wednesday, 25 December, the Speaker expressed gratitude to stakeholders, particularly the media, for their role in ensuring a smooth election despite challenges.
None of us thought that this would be the outcome of the 2024 general elections. But as God will have it, it has happened. My call to each and every one of us is to accept the results in humility, is to agree that this is how the Almighty God wants it to be, and for us to reflect, to think deeply into our souls and ourselves, to see what went wrong and what went right for each and every one of us, and also for the country and for us to come together to build a nation.
He stressed the need for peaceful dialogue to address disputes:
Because without a nation, we’re living in silos, we’re living in tribes. We’ll be divided, and that will give room for hatred. And as you know, the devil will play his role.
I think it’s important for us to come together. I think it’s important for us to continue to be open to each other. I think it’s important for us to continue to dialogue and to try to use peaceful means, the rule of law, to resolve our differences.
In a brief address, Bagbin encouraged the youth to remain hopeful about the country’s future:
Please the youth. More importantly, the future is bright. I can assure you that Ghana is on the right path. We still remain the beacon of hope, the beacon of democracy, and the country that our colleagues in the African continent are looking up to.
Ghana is still seen as a maker of the black race. We might have faulted, but people still look up to us, particularly as we have maintained this multiparty democracy for 32 good years.
His remarks follow disputes over parliamentary results in nine constituencies—seven declared in favour of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and two still pending.
Source:
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