Stakeholders in the December general election in the Kpando Municipality have jointly pledged their unwavering commitment towards peaceful electioneering activities that would avoid spilling human blood in the process.
The groups comprising the security agencies, political parties, State institution actors, identifiable groups and Non-Governmental Organisations promised to make this year's election a masterpiece.
Dubbed the "National Peace March," the event was organised by the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) and the Interparty Dialogue Committee (IPDC). The group staged a three-hour route march through the principal streets of Kpando to create awareness.
Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Christopher Abakah, Kpando Municipal Police Commander, on behalf of the security agencies pledged to perk up professionalism and neutrality in the upcoming elections towards making it free, fair and peaceful.
Representatives of political parties gave the assurance to hold regular dialogue and engagement with their foot-soldiers and supporters by creating positive impressions about multi-party system and the need to perceive each other as development partners and not political enemies.
They however detested the practice of defacement and outright removal of posters belonging to opponents,insults, name-calling, and hate-speech, saying those were elements which could easily spark violence and mar the conduct of the election.
Mr Francis Ganyaglo, Kpando Municipal Chief Executive said equal space and access would be granted all political parties to reach out to the electorate in order to sell their messages and manifestoes, pledging the Assembly's support to the peace processes before, during and after the elections.
Ms Doris Gbongbo, representative of the Volta Regional IPDC urged all Ghanaians to abhor violence and political strife maintaining that "We are one people with a common destiny.
"We should not allow political strife and extreme partisanship to tear us apart and derail us from becoming one of the strongest democratic states in Africa and the world at large."
Togbe Kpei II, Chairman of Kpando IPDC warned that no one political party or candidate was destined to become President of Ghana until the electoral contest produced that outcome
"Politics is a game of chance, you win today and lose another day," she added, and appealed to all political players to accept the verdict of the December elections.
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