The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC), has appealed for calm in the country. A statement signed by the President of the Conference, the Most Reverend Philip Naameh called on the leadership of the two major political parties and their supporters to exercise restraint and avoid all forms of violence in the aftermath of the declaration of the Presidential and Parliamentary results by the Electoral Commission.

The Statement said that having monitored recent developments on the political scene after the declaration of the results, they, the Bishops humbly appeal to all, who have issues with the results, to kindly address these issues through the legitimate procedures for redress.

The Bishops urged the Electoral Commission to keep engaging all the political parties to ensure that all outstanding electoral issues and grievances are dealt with in the interest of the country. They acknowledged that in every competition there are bound to be winners and losers, and called on all stakeholders to exhibit maturity in accepting both defeat and victory so that reactions to any of the two conditions would be measured, modest and charitable towards one another.

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference commended all Ghanaians for the peaceful manner in which they conducted themselves in the December 7, 2020 polls and congratulated all contesting candidates for offering themselves for the service of Ghana.

The Bishops however, noted with concern, the loss of lives and injuries suffered by some people in constituencies such as Awutu Senya East, Odododiodio, Ablekuma Central, Bono East and Savelugu and called on the security agencies to be very professional in the exercise of their duties in the aftermath of the declaration of the Presidential and Parliamentary results, in order to protect life and property.

They asked Ghanaians to be mindful of the fact that Ghana is our homeland and work to maintain the peace and stability that we have always enjoyed as a nation.