Citizens of South Tongu march for peaceful elections

About 1,000 people including personnel of security agencies in the South-Tongu District have undertaken a peace march to herald the need for a violence-free election in the area.   Political Parties, governmental departments and agencies took part in the march which started from the Sogakope Police Station, through the principal streets of the town, over the bridge to Sokpoe.  Drivers plying the Accra-Aflao highway tooted their horn in support on encountering the marchers while their passengers cheered.    Some of the placards held by participants read: South-Tongu and Ghana Needs Peace, Expose Trouble Makers and We Need Peace and Development and not Trouble.   The march was organized by the South-Tongu District Electoral Commission in collaboration with the District Inter-Party Advisory Committee.    Mr Oscar Amevenku, Tongu Divisional Police Commander, said adequate preparation was in place to ensure a peaceful election in the area.     He advised all to get committed to ensuring peaceful elections because the interest of the country was paramount.    "Avoid inordinate ambitions to win elections at all cost and resist destroying livelihoods of others," he said.    Mr Francis Agbozo, District Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), appealed to the people to adhere to the electoral rules. He said plans were in place to contain any "wayward macho man" who would misbehave during the elections.   Togbe Nakakpo Dugbaza VIII, Paramount Chief of Tefle, who is also the District Inter-Party Dialogue Committee Chairman, appealed to political parties and their followers to stick to the various procedures and rules discussed and agreed upon, to ensure the peace.    Parliamentary candidates and representatives of the various political parties also addressed the marchers about the need to ensure a violence-free election.

GNA