NCCE 2016 Election plan on course — Mrs Afutu
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) programme to educate the public on Election 2016 is on course.
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This follows a series of activities mounted by the commission since January this year.
According to the Communication Director of the Commission, Mrs Joyce Afutu, on May 26 next week, the Commission will mark the annual citizenship week celebration targeted at 10,000 basic schools across the country.
It will also launch and use findings of research on matters of concern to the electorate to engage political parties and also to educate the public.
Debates for parliamentary candidates
She said the Commission would organise debates for parliamentary candidates in all the 275 constituencies and hold quarterly dialogue in June.
The third quarter programme, dubbed “Promotion of tolerance and issues-based campaigning” will be marked with community durbars, FGDs, radio and television talk shows to promote increased participation and higher voter turnout as well as peaceful elections.
Also, it will engage inter-party dialogue committees to promote ethical behaviour of party activists.
The release said the Commission would engage stakeholder meetings on peace and conflict issues, in partnership with the NPC, as well as with identifiable groups such as faith-based organisations, persons with disabilities and women’s groups on the need for tolerance during electioneering.
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Quarterly dialogue
It will continue with quarterly dialogues, film shows and community engagements to create a non-violent political atmosphere for free, fair and peaceful elections.
Broadcast of civic education messages on elections in churches, mosques, market centres and lorry parks will dominate the activities of the Commission in October. It will also organise and use peace marches by political parties to sensitise the public to peaceful co-existence during and after elections.
Post elections
Additionally, it will also embark on election observation and review of the 2016 election activities and devote December to quarterly dialogues and post-election engagement on citizens’ participation in the communities.
Throwing more light on the programme, Mrs Afutu said the NCCE had developed its capacity in terms of human resource, funds and offices across the country, even though logistics are not adequate.
Mrs Afutu indicated that the Ommission had also been working with the Institute of Economic Affairs and other identifiable groups to promote civic education since it is a shared responsibility.
She commended the United Nations Education, Cultural and Scientific Organisation, the European Union and the United Nations Development Programme for supporting the Commission to undertake its constitutional mandate.