E/R Chief Imam urges Ghanaians to maintain peace  

The Eastern Regional Chief Imam, Alhaji Yussif Amudani Sulemana, cast his ballot at exactly 4:00pm with a call on Ghanaians to maintain the peace that the country is enjoying after the December 7 polls, reports Haruna Yussif Wunpini from Koforidua.

He said peace was still needed after the elections and that all stakeholders must continue to play such a role in that respect.

Alhaji Sulemana, who was happy about the peace and smooth nature of the voting process, stated that the country had once again demonstrated its maturity in the democratic governance of the country.

"Let's continue to maintain the peace that the country has enjoyed over the years.

“Ghana still needs peace after the December 7 elections, so all Ghanaians should continue to promote peace and unity,” he said.

The Chief Imam also advised the youth, especially Muslim youth, to be moderate in celebration of their winning candidates and desist from acts that would put them in trouble.

He said as counting of ballot was about to start, the youth should not cause any violence during the counting. 
Alhaji Sulemana commended the security services who were deployed to the various polling stations across the region to ensure that the voting process had become peaceful.

He also commended journalists from all the media houses in the region for bringing  whatever was happening to the general public.