Mr Alhassan Yakubu, Ashanti
Regional Director of the National Commission for Civic Education
(NCCE), has called on the youth to stay away from acts of
lawlessness and violence on voting day.
They should refuse to allow
themselves to be manipulated by any politician to undermine the
polls.
He was addressing a forum held at
the Kumasi Central Mosque to educate the people about the need to
keep the nation’s peace.
Mr Yakubu said it was important to
draw lessons from the devastation caused by political conflicts in
countries like Cote d’ Ivoire, Sierra Leone and Liberia and avoid
anything likely to snowball into nasty clashes.
He said they should recognize that
all would be put in harm’s way in the event of civil
strife.
He appealed to them to respect the
rules and regulations governing the elections to prevent
trouble.
Deputy Superintendent of Police
(DSP) Francis Xavier Mambisi, Asawase District Crime Officer, urged
all qualified voters to go out to vote without fear saying the
security agencies had put in place adequate measures to protect
lives and property.
He cautioned motorbike riders to
stay off the polling centres and
urged parents to impress on their under-aged children from taking
part in the voting.
Sheikh Abdul Mumin Haroun, the
Regional Chief Imam, asked the people to live in total peace and
harmony adding that they should not be divided by
politics.
