Tamale: Graphic holds Town Hall Meeting today

The Northern Regional capital, Tamale, will today host a Town Hall Meeting, dubbed: “Graphic Corporates in Ghana Peace Campaign”, after the maiden edition had been held in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital, a fortnight ago.

The Corporate in Ghana Peace Campaign is geared towards public sensitisation and education on civic responsibilities, ensuring security and also creating the atmosphere for all to work towards achieving peace before, during and after the elections.

The campaign is meant to present a larger voice to advocate peace before, during and after the December 7 general election.

It is expected to bring at least 1,000 companies on board, as well as religious leaders, traditional authorities, political party leaders, civil society organisations (CSOs), youth groups, among others.

Dignitaries, panel

Among the dignitaries and traditional authorities who have been invited to speak and grace the occasion are the Northern Regional Minister, Mr Salifu Saeed; the Lamashi-Naa, the Choggu-Naa and Choggu-Nachina (the Youth Chief of Choggu).

The Tamale Town Hall Meeting, slated for the Radach Lodge and Conference Centre, will be a panel discussion, and panellists, drawn from the National Peace Council (NPC), the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), the Ghana Police Service and the Electoral Commission (EC), will lead the discussions regarding what their respective institutions are doing to ensure peace before, during and after the elections.

There will also be a representation from the various corporate institutions in the region and the various youth groups.

Townhall meeting

Speaking in a radio interview on Diamond FM and Radio Savannah yesterday, the Editor of the Daily Graphic, Mr Kobby Asmah, said the Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) had been organising town hall meetings since 2008.

He said this year's editions were supposed to have taken place in March, but they were postponed due to the COVID-19 restrictions.

The Director, Marketing of the GCGL, Mr Franklin Sowa, who was also on-air, said as part of its 70th anniversary, the company would donate some relief items to flood victims in some parts of the Northern and the North East regions.

He also spoke about the Graphic Loyalty Promotion, which was giving out four Kia saloon vehicles to stakeholders of the GCGL, and encouraged readers and advertisers to take advantage of it.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Spring Consult, the main partner of the event, Mr Ofei Aferi, said there was the need to drum home the message of peace before, during and after the elections.

“We need to educate everybody, especially the youth, about the importance of peace to national cohesion and development,” he said.