By Yussif Ibrahim
Nyinahin (Ash), Nov. 27, GNA – The Atwima Mponua District Directorate of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has facilitated a dialogue between the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate, Mr. Stephen Yeboah and the electorate.
The dialogue, which was to provide a platform for all parliamentary candidates seeking to replace former Youth and Sports Minister, Mr. Isaac Kwame Asiamah, to share their vision with the electorate, was attended by only the NDC candidate.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate, Mr. Seth Osei Akoto did not show up and rather sent a representative, but that was against the rules of engagement.
Mr. Yeboah told the electorate that education would be his topmost priority when given the nod to represent them in parliament.
He said it was his vision to lobby for the establishment of a College of Education in the constituency with the aim of addressing teacher deficit in the Constituency.
As a former District Chief Executive (DCE) during the erstwhile Mahama administration, he played a key role in the construction of the Community Day Senior High School at Adobewura, he disclosed.
He also spoke about his commitment to improving educational infrastructure to provide a conducive environment for academic work.
The NCCE in every election year conducts research on key issues of concern for citizens, which forms the basis for parliamentary dialogues across the country.
The goal is to provide a common platform for parliamentary candidates to engage the electorate on issues raised from the research to enable voters to make informed choices.
Mr. Simon Kwesi Padi, the District Director of NCCE, said education, health, employment, roads, infrastructure, agriculture, and the economy emerged as key issues during the research.
The Commission, he said, instituted the dialogue to help promote issue-based campaigning by political parties, especially parliamentary candidates at the constituency level.
Elections are critical in building strong democracies and must not be used as a weapon to destroy Ghana’s democratic dispensation, the District Director emphasised.
He said it was, therefore, imperative for all stakeholders to work towards sustaining peace as a civic responsibility.
Mr. Padi stated that the Commission had also taken up the responsibility to fight misinformation and disinformation, which were posing a serious threat to peace ahead of the election.
GNA