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General news for Monday, September 21, 2020
Source: GNA
2020-09-21
Citizens have been asked to maintain Ghana’s well-earned credentials of holding successful elections
The National Peace Council (NPC) has called on citizens, both domestic and foreign, to jealously guard the democratic gains that Ghana has accumulated over the years.
Maulvi Mohammed Bin Salih, a member of the NPC board, said that Ghana was a shining example when it comes to democracy and stability.
Maulvi Bin Salih spoke at a commemorative event to celebrate the International Day of Peace on the theme: “Forming peace together: the role of youth in building peace.”
The event was organized by the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) in collaboration with the NPC and Women is the Center.
The International Day of Peace was established in 1981 by the United Nations General Assembly and is celebrated around the world on September 21.
He encouraged all citizens and institutions of the country to remain committed to Ghana’s quest to uphold its well-deserved credentials of holding successful, inclusive, credible and peaceful elections.
He said that this year’s Peace Day was even more special because “we are preparing for the December elections and the message is simple, let’s forge peace together.”
He said that in view of these unpleasant realities, the NPC and its partners appealed to citizens, both domestic and foreign, to get involved in the fight to keep the peace in Ghana and see the sustenance of peace in the country as an important vehicle for development. .
He applauded the media, civil society organizations, political parties and citizens, whose oversight responsibilities have contributed greatly to improving citizens’ access to information and knowledge about the Voter Registration Exercise.
“In the same way we applaud the displayed democratic responsibilities with which all stakeholders contributed to enhance the credibility of the registration exercise,” he added.
He said that the Council has noticed some bottlenecks that some of the Registration Centers faced during registration and strongly condemned all incidents of confusion, violence and shootings that characterized the Voter Registration in some Centers.
Maulvi Bin Salih praised the media for the role they play in building peace, urging the media to be cautious in their reporting of actual or potential conflict situations because information plays a vital role in conflict management. and peace building. Parliament’s Crimes Act 2019 (Law 999) criminalizing political vigilantism was good news.
He said that the Peace Council has formed the National Monitoring Committee with the mandate to monitor compliance with the Code of Conduct by political parties and the full implementation of the Roadmap recommendations.
Additionally, he said that the Peace Council has established partnerships with WANEP and CDD-Ghana to establish a national and regional peace monitoring infrastructure for the upcoming December 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections.
He called on the Inspector General of Police and the Ghana Police Service to rise to the occasion, as they usually do, by arresting anyone whose actions and inactions could ruin the country’s peace before, during and after the elections.
Affail Monney, the president of GJA, the country’s youth age profile also explains the persky strategy of politicians, who were on the lookout to rack up votes for the December 7 elections to target the youth with their delicious promises.
He said that “that is not a problem, what is problematic, however, is the poisonous content and criminal intent of some of the messages that incite young people to engage in violence.”
Therefore, he asked young people to never mortgage their precious lives or sacrifice their promising future on the altar of violence.
“Allowing people, who beat the drum of violence, to dance at their own pace,” he added.
Mr. Daniel Mckorley, CEO of McDan Group of Companies, said: “I do not want to disturb the peace of the country, because Ghana has a great future.”
He said youth must oppose careless statements by politicians and journalists.
He said that if young people come together to condemn journalists and politicians for their profits and selfish interests and by mutual agreement ‘we move forward as young people, we have the future and we cannot sit and have our country destroyed.’
He said Ghana was about to explore with wealth and prosperity and ‘why do we want the country to conflict right now?’
“With patience, the right attitude and consistency among young people, the future is its limit,” he added.
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