Managing Election- Relation Violence for Democratic Stability in Ghana The paper is divided into five sections: section one examines securitization processes drawing a parallel between securitizing actors, speech acts(language) and referent objects; section two discusses the nexus between hate speech in political discourse and violence; section three addresses how the weakness of the Ghanaian state and the lapses of some institutional bodies contribute to the emerging trend of inflammatory political speech; section four concentrates on the media's role in the dissemination of intemperate speeches and language, and also addresses the question of the extent to which political speech should be regulated. The final section addresses the likely threats that vitriolic statements and political rhetoric pose to the peaceful conduct of elections in Ghana, and also outlines some recommendations. Methodology This study adopts a qualitative research approach in which three major constituencies were selected: Tamale Central(Northern Region), Asawasi(Ashanti Region) and Cape Coast(Central Region). These were selected based on the classification of constituencies into those that demonstrate high risk and potential vulnerability to violence(Aning and Lartey, 2008). High security zone constituencies, according to Aning and Lartey (2008), are characterised by ethnic and chieftaincy disputes, a culture of gun violence, pervasive poverty, and deprivation, whereas high competitive zones and volatility potential constituencies are characterised by electoral competiveness and previous experiences of electoral violence. The Tamale Central constituency(high security zone) was selected based on the Dagbon chieftaincy dispute, the reported culture of gun violence 100