President John Mahama has announced plans to provide compensation for victims of violence during Ghana’s 2024 elections.
The directive came during his address at the National Peace Council’s Post-2024 Elections Evaluation Dialogue in Koforidua on July 1, 2025.
Official records indicate the Attorney General is preparing a formal report for Cabinet review, outlining compensation frameworks for affected individuals and families. “The Attorney General is working on a report to be presented to Cabinet for adequate compensation,” Mahama stated, emphasizing restorative justice for election-related harms.
The President concurrently called for expedited investigations into unresolved electoral violence cases, directing the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to pursue accountability: “Expedite investigations into these acts… and bring perpetrators to justice.” This aligns with the National Peace Council’s ongoing efforts to reconcile communities fractured by the 2024 polls.
Ghana’s electoral tensions peaked during the December 2024 presidential contest, which returned Mahama’s National Democratic Congress (NDC) to power. Clashes between political factions resulted in fatalities, property destruction, and injuries—though official casualty figures remain undisclosed.
The compensation initiative signals the administration’s focus on transitional justice ahead of the 2028 elections. It follows the Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang’s recent nationwide reconciliation tour and mirrors provisions in Ghana’s 1992 Constitution for state redress of rights violations.