The National Peace Council has called for an investigation into acts of violence recorded in the just ended mass voters’ registration exercise.

“The NPC encourages the Ghana Police Service and particularly, the Inspector General of Police to expedite action regarding ongoing investigations into all the criminal matters which came up during the registration exercise,” the Council said in a statement

The council implored political parties to abide by the roadmap and code of conduct for the eradication of political vigilantism in the 2020 election.

The just ended registration exercise was marred with some pockets of violence, recorded in few areas.

The NPP and NDC, have both blamed each other for inciting these fracases.

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While commending the EC and security agencies for the swift action it took regarding some of the unfortunate incidents at some of the registration centres such as the Sagnerigu Municipality in the Northern Region, the Council expressed the hope that stringent measures will be taken by the Police to forestall violence in future exercises.

It also tasked the EC to “validate the voters’ register” by expunging names of unqualified persons such as foreign nationals and minors.

“Besides the Commission should vigorously pursue and resolve the petitions challenging the registration of some persons estimated at 37,762 representing 0.20% of the total register and update the people in their ‘Let the Citizen Know’ Series,” the statement added.