[ 2016-11-24 ]

Persuade worshippers to vote NDC – Ahwoi to clergy
A leading member of the governing National
Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof Kwamena Ahwoi, has
appealed to the clergy to convince members of
their congregation to give President Mahama the
mandate to govern for another four years.

Prof Ahwoi, who was speaking at a meeting with the
clergy in Accra on Wednesday November 23, stated:
“We beg you, as we meet with you today, we are
not hiding the fact that we are asking you to talk
to your congregation to vote for our president and
our parliamentary candidates.”

He continued: “The choice is very clear; it is
between peace and violence. It is a choice between
unity and division. It is a choice between
nationhood and ethnicity. We beg you, listen to
our message. Convey our message to your
congregation.”

Meanwhile, the Chief of Staff, Mr Julius Debrah,
who was also at the meeting, has cautioned
supporters of the NDC to refrain from engaging in
any form of violence ahead of the December 7
elections.

For him, elections do not call for citizens to be
at each other’s throats, as the consequences of
such violent behaviour will not develop the
country in anyway.

“We want people to vote for us but we are also
encouraging our supporters to desist from
activities that could lead to troubles because we
believe that in this day and age, we should move
forward a bit from the fighting, machoism, and
things like that,” he said.

Mr Debrah, charged members of the NDC to rather
uphold the peace that the country is currently
enjoying.

Some clashes have been reported ahead of the
elections, with members of both the NDC and the
opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) engaging in a
scuffle at the Nima residence of the flag bearer
of the NPP, Nana Akufo-Addo.

The US, UK, and the European Union (EU) condemned
the violent act.

Skirmishes were also reported at Asokore in the
Eastern Region where many individuals got injured,
with cars and other properties being vandalised as
members of two parties, who were on separate
health walks simultaneously, attacked one
another.

Without any reference to the latest clashes, Mr
Debrah added that the party is “encouraging our
supporters to know that elections are not about
fighting”, but how citizens express their views
on how the country should be developed.

For him, all political organisations are “aiming
at the same things” but with different
approaches of achieving that purpose for the good
of their nations.

Source - Classfmonline

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