The Afigya-Kwabre District Office of the National Commission for
Civic Education (NCCE) has launched a campaign to educate voters on
the proper way to thumb print on ballot papers in the coming
elections.
Mr. Wilberforce Zangina, the District Director, said the campaign
would target those who would be voting for the first time saying
the campaign has become necessary due to the high number of spoilt
ballots during polls.
Addressing a meeting of the Inter-Party Dialogue Committee (IPAC)
at Kodie, on Tuesday, he said the campaign would visit Senior High
Schools (SHS) and the churches.
Mr. Zangina used the occasion to remind the political parties to
conduct their electioneering campaign in a responsible manner
devoid of invectives, lies and deception.
He said they should not do anything likely to fuel anger,
antagonism, acrimony and polarization of the people.
Mr. Zangina said it was important for all to share in the
responsibility of protecting the peace, unity and cohesion of the
society.
The NCCE District Director appealed to the media to be more
circumspect in their news reportage and refuse to serve as the
conveyor of inflammatory and provocative pronouncements by
politicians.
Mr. Zangina asked Ghanaians to draw useful lessons from civil
strife elsewhere on the continent, triggered by disputed elections
and work together to make the December 7 polls, transparent and
credible.
He called on members of the IPAC to closely follow the campaign
trail and act swiftly to tackle any abuse of the political parties’
code of conduct including defacing of posters and political
intimidation.
