Accra: President John Dramani Mahama has pledged to fully implement the findings of the investigative report into the 2020 and 2024 election-related violence, including providing adequate compensation to all victims. A statement issued by the Presidency said the President made the commitment during a courtesy call by executives of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), led by its president, Albert Kwabena Dwumfuor.

According to Ghana News Agency, the GJA delegation presented a number of concerns to the President for redress. President Mahama stated, “Last week, I received the investigative report on the two incidents. It details and catalogues everyone who was affected by the violence and the circumstances that led to it.”

The President emphasized that the report has been handed over to the Attorney-General for a thorough review. “The Attorney-General will review it and, where necessary, hold people culpable and bring them to book,” he added.

Furthermore, President Mahama highlighted the government’s commitment to determining adequate compensation for victims, including families of those who died and individuals living with injuries. He stated, “What is the adequate compensation that we can give to people like that?”

The President acknowledged that electoral violence had impacted not only innocent bystanders and political activists but also journalists fulfilling their professional duties.