President Akufo-Addo has described the deteriorating security situation in West Africa as worrying.
He warned that the entire sub-region will remain unsafe until drastic measures are instituted to consolidate and entrench democratic tenets.
The President, who also chairs the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), wants firm action to deal with military takeovers in the West African States.
“The deteriorating political situation in our region should be a matter of great concern to all of us. But, unfortunately, no current country is insulated from this occurrence in the community, and we have to take action to nip it in the bud,” he stated.
Personnel from ECOWAS and the United Nations are currently in Burkina Faso to assess the political situation there following the overthrow of the elected government last week.
According to Akufo-Addo, "the happenings in the region tell us that not everybody has accepted democracy as the preferred mode of governance.
He added that more works need to be done "to convince people that we are safer under democracy.”
“We are confronted with the setback to our democracy taking cognisance of the three coup d'état in Mali on August 18, 2020, the one in Guinea on September 5, 2021, and now on January 24, 2022, in Burkina Faso.
"Added to this is the complex security environment occasioned by terrorist attacks and pandemics presenting for us a toxic situation. Therefore, any access to power must be through a free, fair and transparent election," he said.
The development is already impacted as some 134,000 Burkina Faso nationals have crossed into Ghana seeking asylum.
ECOWAS leaders are expected to meet in Ghana on Thursday to take more drastic measures against Burkina Faso after suspension.
Meanwhile, the Director of the Faculty of Academic Affairs and Research at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), Prof. Kwesi Aning, is predicting a couple of coup d’etats in the West African Region if the regional bloc, ECOWAS and the African Union (AU) do not urgently resolve the insecurity threats in the region.
This, he said, is a result of the trajectory of extreme violence and the toxicity in politics such as excessive corruption, unemployment, poor educational system and other underlying factors of political instability present in most West African countries.
Latest Stories
-
Today’s front pages: Tuesday, April 23, 2024
17 mins -
Siblings remanded over alleged missing penis
18 mins -
174 countries to gather in Ottawa for pivotal talks on plastic pollution
22 mins -
6 tiny tricks that make you immune to disappointment
24 mins -
Dumsor: Energy sector needs a leader, says Nana Amoasi VII
25 mins -
Reality zone with Vicky Wireko: Ending malaria: Optimism as world marks Malaria Day
28 mins -
Frema Opare supports Asanteman queen mothers with GH¢200k donation
4 hours -
Government is committed to connecting every region with rail line – Peter Amewu
5 hours -
Chief of staff appeals to Asantehene for support in Affirmative Action Bill passage
5 hours -
PAC orders Wa East DCE to release MP’s common fund with immediate effect
5 hours -
Ghana will not bear the cost of repairing faulty train – Railways Minister
5 hours -
You’re not an engineer; we inspected rail tracks before test run – Amewu tells Mahama
5 hours -
Photography, music and networking: Twinsdntbeg leads the way
6 hours -
Man, 20, electrocuted after heavy rainstorm in Central Tongu District
7 hours -
Four more grabbed and remanded over new train accident
7 hours