GENOCIDE IN COTE D’IVOIRE WILL SPELL DOOM FOR GHANA

The Executive Secretary of IMANI Ghana a Political Think Tank, Franklin Cudjoe has call on the government to assist in the peaceful negotiations in the Cote D’Ivoire political turbulence in other to avoid the possible genocide in the country.
He says the possible implications of genocide in Cote D’Ivoire will heighten in the Ghana’s social vices like prostitution, theft, armed robbery cases and unemployment rates as the country would be force to accept them as refugees.
He made this pronouncement when Ivory Coast's newly appointed ambassador to the UN Youssoufou Bamba warned the country is "on the brink of genocide".
Franklin Cudjoe later blasts Nana Akufo-Addo and other critics who are pressuring the government to declare a stand on the Ivoirian issue. He explains that since Ghana is a member of the ECOWAS it will be unnecessary for the president to come out to declare a stand.
He explains that ECOWAS has made an accord which means Ghana also stand by that assertion hence it will be unnecessary for the government to mount pressure in CoteD’Ivoire.
Commenting on how he suggest the situation be handle, Franklin Cudjoe says it was a bad discussion for the AU delegate Kenyan Prime Minster to mandate in the crisis as Mwai Kibaki has already made this position clear on the issue before he took steps in finding solution to the problem.
He however suggested the elections should be held again but under strict supervision.
According to him, this will bring the long debate to an end as both parties will have to accept the results by the electoral commission.
He explains that putting pressure on Gbagbo to step aside will not solve the 9 year tribal disturbance.