Brong Ahafo Traditional Women Leaders attend workshop on Peaceful Election

Mr Eric Opoku, Deputy Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, on Wednesday stated that the use of intemperate and vituperative language by some politicians and individuals on radio and at political and social functions could thwart efforts in promoting peace in the country.     

This was contained in a speech read for him at a national workshop on the role of traditional women leaders in promoting peaceful elections this year in Sunyani. The workshop was attended by 50 queen mothers and was jointly organised by the Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Organizational Development (CIKOD), Institute of Development Studies, University of Cape Coast, and sponsored by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS).     

"You are all witnesses to what happened in this country in relation to the biometric registration exercise", he said and cautioned that "coming events, they say, cast their shadows".     

The workshop aimed at strengthening the capacity of traditional women leaders to enhance and expand their democratic culture and knowledge base to facilitate a peaceful environment for political, social and cultural development.     

The deputy regional minister stated that since the promulgation of the 1992 constitution, the country had experienced peaceful and fair elections, and that the success story was a strong testimony of her democratic consolidation.     

He however stressed that "this is not to imply, however, that the democratic process has been very smooth and has not encountered any challenges.     

"Securing peaceful and fair elections in the country is a shared responsibility", Mr Opoku said and commended the organizers of the workshop for choosing to educate the traditional women leaders on the role they could play in promoting peaceful elections.

 

Source: GNA