Former President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria on Sunday
described Ghana’s general election as peaceful, transparent, free
and fair, and should, therefore, be emulated by other African
countries.
He said, “By this successful and peaceful election, Ghana
has again added another beautiful
block to the already political edifice it has built over the
years.”
The former President, who led an African Union and Economic
Community for West African States delegation to observe the polls,
called on President John Dramani Mahama at his official residence
in Accra.
He commended both the party in government and the opposition
parties for their peaceful and successful participation in the
election.
Also at the meeting was Vice President Paa Kwesi
Amissah-Arthur, Alhaji Baba Kamara, Ghana’s High commissioner to
Nigeria among others.
General Obasanjo said Ghana’s democracy had reached a level
where there would not be any need to resort to any court cases
regarding this year’s election.
He gave the assurance that the final results of the polls
that would be presented by the Electoral Commission would be
credible and acceptable to all in the contest.
President Mahama commended the Observer teams for
participating in Ghana’s election as that would go a long way to
give the exercise high level of credibility.
He said his government would continue to be law abiding as
they await the declaration of the final results in the next few
hours or days by the Electoral Commission.
