By Anthony Adongo Apubeo
Binduri (U/E), Nov 25, GNA – The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has engaged political party youth activists in the Binduri District in the Upper East Region on tolerance and peace ahead of Ghana’s presidential and parliamentary elections.
The engagement was aimed at ensuring violent free and peaceful election in the upcoming general elections and to also to equip the youth with knowledge on the recruitment pattern of extremists’ groups and to encourage them to resist any attempt to persuade them in joining extremists’ groups.
The engagement formed part of the European Union (EU) sponsored project, dubbed “Preventing and Containing Violent Extremism (PCVE),” being implemented by the NCCE in eight regions of Ghana.
It aimed at empowering the youth to understand the concept of electoral violence and how they could build political and ethnic tolerance to ensure social cohesion ahead of the 2024 elections.
It was also to educate the youth on the activities of violent extremism and how to build resilience against being radicalised and recruited into extremist groups to destabilise the country.
Mr Abass Emmanuel Laari District Director of the NCCE urged the youth to resist promises made by politicians all in an attempt to use them to cause mayhem in the 2024 general elections.
“Be brave and question politicians why their children are not seen in the forefront of struggle for power since they are the direct beneficiaries of their booties?” he urged.
He appealed to the youth to foster a culture of peace and tolerance since they play a pivotal role in shaping the political landscape of the district and the country.
He urged the youth to bury their differences and forge together as unified force to protect and defend themselves against any attempt to be radicalised or used to cause mayhem during the electioneering period and beyond.
Deputy Superintendent of Immigration, Dr Rockson Akanbang, Officer in Charge of Ghana Immigration Service at Mognore Border Post, urged the youth to be wary of mis/disinformation, hate speech and fake news to ensure that they verified any information before sharing.
Reverend Bishop Akologo Alale Azumah, Bishop of the Orthodox Anglican Church of Ghana, Northern Missionary Diocese, advised the youth not to allow themselves to be used by politicians to cause violence before, during and after the elections.
GNA