By Daniel Agbesi Latsu
Logba-Alakpeti (V/R), Nov 18, GNA – Mrs. Ellen Adzo Amankwa, the Afadzato South District Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has appealed to Ghanaians to help sustain the prevailing peace in the country.
She said maintaining peace in the country would promote inter-party, inter-religious, inter-ethnic and intergenerational social cohesion which would help strengthen the country’s resilience to shocks and vulnerabilities.
Mrs. Amankwa said this during an engagement with the Afadzato South Council of Churches leadership, Chief and people of Logba-Alakpeti, a farming community in the Afadzato South District of the Volta Region.
The NCCE District Director said Ghana was ranked the second most peaceful country in Sub-Saharan Africa, so there was the need to protect the hard-won reputation as an oasis of peace.
On the December 7 polls, she asked the registered voters to turnout in their numbers and cast their votes as it was both a civic duty and responsibility.
Mrs. Amankwa said voting in an election was a powerful way to make their voices heard and have a say in the direction of their communities and the country.
She said participating in the polls also allowed them to choose their Members of Parliament (MP) and the President, ensuring that they have a say in who makes decisions on their behalf.
On dis/misinformation, the District Director advised the participants to fact-check information before sharing so as not to spread falsehoods that could lead to conflicts.
Togbe Adza Adiku V, Chief of Logba-Alakpeti, commended the NCCE educative team for the engagement.
He advised the citizenry to uphold the 1992 Constitution and avoid the use of inflammatory language before, during and after the polls.
Apostle Richard Adzakpo, Chairman, Local Council of Churches, reiterated the need for peace in the country.
He called on the youth to shun acts of violence to keep the country tact.
GNA