Presiding members call for peaceful elections

The Association of Presiding Members in the Greater Accra Region has called on the Electoral Commission (EC), political parties and individuals to play their roles responsibly to ensure peaceful elections on December 7, 2020.

“Because of mainstream politics, there is hatred for one another, while abuse, hooliganism, vendetta and lies are often used to achieve selfish political ends, criticisms too are raised against the Electoral Commission for not being fair to some political parties in the country and it is noteworthy that a number of significant concerns were raised in the Constitution Review Commission Report,” they noted

Conference

The Dean of Presiding Members, Mr Joseph Korto, stated this at the end of their three-day conference held in Accra to deliberate on issues pertaining to their assemblies and how to contribute towards peaceful elections in December.

At the conference, the members deliberated and shared ideas on their achievements, future goals and challenges and also deliberated on the way forward in solving their challenges.

Decentralisation

Mr Korto called for a national dialogue on local governance and decentralisation reforms after the 2020 elections as many areas in the sector needed reforms and could only be achieved through consensus and co-operation.

“We are happy to note that the political parties contesting the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections have made local governance and decentralisation major issues of concern,” he stated.

Mr Korto stressed the need for all stakeholders with competing ideas to engage in open discourse and express their opinions that shape the process towards achieving a peaceful  election.

“The EC should put its house in order and political parties must always express their opinions on national issues with decorum, provide practical solutions for the challenges that confront the country and respect one another in their deeds and utterances to ensure genuine peace in Ghana because peace among people who hate one another is a counterfeit peace,” he stated. –

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