Members of the Upper East Region Inter-party dialogue committee at a meeting on Thursday identified misuse of motor bikes during party activities as one major concern that impeded peaceful conduct of political party activities.
It therefore called for urgent need to curb the phenomenon and safe lives.
Usually, party faithfuls enthused by the presence of especially their flag bearers in the region are so overwhelmed that they ride and display with motorbikes which sometimes lead to serious degrees of injuries and fatalities.
The members' concerns further stemmed from the number of deaths recorded every year during political party activities and resolved to put up some salient measures to reduce fatalities and other related incidences.
The members therefore resolved to extensively educate their members during their campaigns and further agreed that the police, as a law enforcing agency, should enforce the laws on traffic offences without fear or favour to stop potential traffic offenders.
Besides, the members raised issues about political parties dishing out monies to their faithfuls to fuel these motorbikes and agreed that political parties should reduce the funding of such activities because it would reduce the number of motorbikes on the roads and reduce the number of deaths and injuries.
The members concluded that it was necessary for the parties to form committees at the various party levels to coordinate their riding and other activities that has been identified as problematic so that the region could enjoy peace and an accident free campaign before and during the general elections.
Assessing the magnitude of infringements of the code of conduct by the political parties in the region, members observed that conducts of political businesses in the region have been peaceful; however some members raised concerns about the conduct of some NCCE officials in the region.
Reacting to the issues raised against some NCCE officials, Mr Cletus Abanga, Acting Upper East Regional Director of the Commission explained that the commission had taken some stern decisions on its officials who misconduct themselves by actively participating in political party rallies.
He indicated that the decision has been so, because, for a long time the NCCE has had some tainted image about its staff being partisan and said the commission is doing all it can to cleanse its image to attract the necessary confidence and trust of the public.
As part of efforts to create a rapport among political parties and the Regional Inter-Party dialogue Committee, the meeting decided that it would start a programme to visit all political party offices in the region to discuss issues concerning the election including urging them to encourage their members to comport themselves as the campaigns heats up.
The Chairman of the Committee, Naba Johnson Awuni, who is also the Chief of Yorogo, called on members to rededicate themselves, by ensuring that the decisions reached at the meeting were taken seriously and pursued with the alacrity it deserved.
Members of the committee comprise political party representatives, the police service and other security agencies, the NCCE and a representation from the media.
GNA
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