Women's Situation Room congratulates Ghanaians For Peaceful Elections


The Women's Situation Room, made up of Eminent Women have congratulated Ghanaians, especially the Electoral Commission, political parties, security apparatus, civil society organizations, local and 

International observers and other partners in Ghana's General Elections for ensuring a peaceful process.

At a ceremony in Accra to formally close the "physical situation room", a Former Judge of the International Criminal Court, in The Hague, Professor Akua Kuenyehia said the women's peace building must remain a continuous process and recommends that the EC considers a gender aggregation analysis in announcing future election results. 

The Eminent Women of Ghana supported by their counterparts in Africa are of the conviction that peace lies in the hands of the women on the continent. 

Therefore, it is a collective responsibility to ensure that the process is a reality. 

Through the Women's Situation Room peace building mechanism, the women have been involved in ensuring that the political actors play their respective roles that ensured that Ghana remained intact after the polls. 

International Legal Expert, Prof Akua Kuenyehia who spoke on behalf of the eminent women acknowledged the contribution of all stake holders to the peaceful electioneering process. 

She thanked the Electoral Commission for exhibiting professionalism in its work and recommended that in the future appropriate technology must be used to expedite collation of results.

"There should be gender analysis and the use of technology, for actual polling should be considered. We thank all party leaders for their commitment to a peaceful process and recommended that more women are addressed at all levels of their parties structure and as candidates for parliamentary elections. We urge them to continue to engage eminent women on issues of national development and peaceful co-existence." 

Professor Kuenyehia was particular grateful to donor organizations who supported the work of the Women's situation Room, and convenors as well as the analysts. ''We are pleased with the level of responsiveness of all parties involved in this year's election and as mothers, we are happy that Ghana was not plunged into chaos. We urge all to keep it up''. As a way forward, the Women's Situation Room intends to continue engaging the youth and other partners in peace-building efforts to help prevent conflict, before during and after elections in Africa. 

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