The Northern Women for Peace is pleading with presidential and parliamentary candidates and their supporters to play by the rules and accept the results when announced.
According to the group, they are scared because of the unguided utterances and the body language of some of politicians being displayed publicly on campaign platforms and behind closed doors.
“We can't rule out the fact that the elections are competitive but Northern Region and Ghana must remain peaceful.”
President of the Northern Women for Peace, Madam Sara Ajara made this statement after a peace forum at the Tamale Chief's Palace in the Northern Region towards peaceful elections.
The Northern Women for Peace is a group of women traders in Northern Ghana who are championing the cause peace in the country especially in the Northern Region.
The president indicated that election to public office is not a do and die affair nor about character assassination or inciting people against others but rather a contest of ideas and not the usage of hate speech or indecent language.
She urged women to continue to do their part by advising their husbands, children and colleagues on daily basis to avoid tendencies that could degenerate into electoral violence.
They group called on the Chief of Tamale Naa Dakpema to remind politicians when they visit his palace that people living with disabilities, the aged, women and children of Northern Region are scared of the unknown eventualities before, during and after the December elections.
“We are afraid because we will be the most affected should any unfortunate thing happen.”
Political parties were cautioned to be careful about their utterances, because the whole world is watching and looking up to Ghana as a beacon of democracy in Africa.
The group entreated the security agencies, Electoral Commission of Ghana, the media and election observers to stick to the tenets of their professions and play their roles effectively to help consolidate the prevailing peace in the country.
FROM Eric Kombat, Tamale
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