STN collaborates with the Peace Council in the campaign for peace

Regional news for Sunday, November 15, 2020

Source: GNA

2020-11-15

The National Peace Council, in collaboration with the Stanford Seed Transformation Network (STN) Ghana, has called on Ghanaians to work together and contribute to the peace of the country.

They urged the public to promote and maintain in all activities before, during and after the elections.

A statement issued by the two organizations said in peace messages captured in short video productions they urged Ghanaians to make a conscious effort during this campaign season to avoid issues and acts that would generate conflict and violence to spoil the peace that the country enjoys. nowadays.
He said the Council was excited about the collaboration to bring the message of peace to citizens and called on Ghanaians to work together to ensure elections free of violence.

He said the Ulti Leaf Foundation, a youth-led organization, which also collaborated with the parties in the campaign, said the project is aligned with its goal of forging peace together with youth.

Explaining the reason behind the production of the video for peace, he said that they decided to launch the campaign for peace as a result of the increase in violence currently being experienced in the country in the run-up to the elections.

The statement said that they felt the need to be a part of efforts to encourage Ghanaians to avoid such acts and rather work to maintain national peace.

“Ghana is known to be a peaceful country and under no circumstances should political campaigns lead the country into chaos and confusion,” he said.
He said it was their responsibility as citizens, particularly as business leaders, to join efforts to uphold the peace narrative.

The statement asked Ghanaians to think about their family, their children, their mothers, the elderly and the precious lives that God has freely given them every time they were forced to be violent to help them hold back.

“They called on the Ghanaians to opt for peaceful elections to keep our homeland safe,” he added.