By J.K. Nabary
Awutu Akrampa (C/R), Sept 20, GNA-Political actors, particularly leaders to work tirelessly towards preserving the peace of the country before, during and after the December elections.
He underscored the need for them to eschew utterances likely to trigger conflicts.
Mr Agboada made call at separate community engagements organised by the district office of the Commission in the district where the citizens, particularly the youth were sensitised on political tolerance for peaceful 2024 general elections.
The communities include Awutu Akrampa, Bereku, Ahentia, Chochoe, Senya and Bonsuaku.
Mr Agboada said some major conflicts were mostly started by petty misunderstanding which could be prevented, saying tolerance and restraints were acts that could be the cure to political violence because democracy was all about diversity and trading different ideas and facts.
He, therefore, urged Politicians to embrace peace in all their endeavours, sensitise their members about the effects of political intolerance and be ambassadors of peace in their various communities instead of fomenting violence to disturb the peace due to partisan politics.
He stated that the1992 Constitution of Ghana was loud and clear on the need to nurture the culture of Political tolerance and created enabling atmosphere all this while.
All Ghanaians must therefore continue to adhere to the laws of the country, respect the rights and dignity of the people and refrain from attacking and insulting each other as well as using the youth to indulge in negative acts especially during election period.
According to Mr Agboada Article 41 (C and D), of the constitution recognised that unity, co-existence, equity, and national cohesion as fundamental to the Democratic governance of the country.
He therefore urged the youth to stand firm and not to allow themselves to be used by some politicians to foment violence in Awutu-Senya West.
He said even though freedoms of opinion and expression were rights enshrined in the 1992 Constitution, using these freedoms to dehumanise or incite violence undermined the very essence of democracy.
Political parties in Awutu State should embark on decent campaigning, deviod of hate speech, disinformation and misinformation and reject false narratives and actively promote factual constructive dialogue.
GNA