The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has refuted claims that suggest that it predicted violence during Ghana’s 2024 general elections, contained in its recent Pre-Election Fact-Finding Mission to the country.
In an article published on August 21, 2024 by The Herald Newspaper, they claimed to have obtained a ‘draft statement’ from the ECOWAS Mission, in which the commission ‘predicted violence’ in the electoral process.
In a statement, ECOWAS clarified that its pre-electoral missions do not have the clearance to publicly release findings, as these reports are confidential and solely intended for the President of the Commission to assist in engagements with member states.
The Commission noted that it did not predict violence in Ghana’s electoral process, calling The Herald’s report as a misrepresentation of the Mission’s procedures and findings.
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