[ 2021-02-27 ]

New Governing Board of Peace Council commences work
The new Governing Board of the National Peace
Council has commenced work in earnest to execute
its mandate of promoting peace, unity and
stability among the citizenry.








The Board is expressly charged to facilitate and
develop mechanisms for conflict prevention,
management, resolution, and to build sustainable
peace in the country while meeting the increasing
expectation of citizens.

Members expressed their eagerness to serve at an
orientation workshop held in Accra, which also
provided a platform for the Council and its
international partners like the UNDP to honour and
appreciate the dedication and hard work of the
former Board members during their tenure of office
to sustain peace.

The workshop was on the theme: “Participating in
Collaborative Leadership and Dialogue”

The 13-member Board inaugurated by President
Akufo-Addo ahead of the 2020 general elections, is
chaired by Reverend Dr. Ernest Adu-Gyamfi, with
other members as the Reverend Professor Paul
Frimpong-Manso, representing the Ghana Pentecostal
and Charismatic Council; and Professor S. K. B.
Asante.

Others are Nana Susubiribi Krobea Asante
(Asokorehene), representing the National House of
Chiefs, Alhaji Maulvi Mohammed Bin Salih,
representing the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, Ghana,
and the Most Reverend Father Emmanuel Fianu, SVD,
representing the Catholic Bishops Conference.

The Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, the
National Council for Christian and Charismatic
Churches; and Numo Blafo Akotia Omatsu III,
representing Practitioners of African Traditional
Religion are also members of the Board.

The rest are two nominees of the President - Nana
Agyakoma Difie II (Asante Mamponghemaa) and Rev.
Col John Kwamina Otoo (retd); Sheikh Armiyawo
Shaibu, the representative of the Tijaaniya Muslim
Group; Sheikh Salman Mohammed Alaskan, the
representative of the Al-Sunnah Muslim Mission and
the Executive Secretary of the NPC, Mr George
Amoh.

Addressing the participants, Dr. Adu-Gyamfi said
the Peace Council Act imposed an obligation on the
Council to network, cooperate, and co-create with
identifiable partners to prevent, manage, and
resolve conflicts in the country.

He said: “We want to inform our cherished
partners who are with us today and those who could
not join us that the Peace Council needs you and
will count on you to help co-create the Council
that the people of our great country deserve to
have.

“We have to explore more closely, the areas we
can partner to strengthen our collective abilities
to achieve greater efficiency and effectiveness.
How can we for example create a platform to
regularly evaluate policies and actions that seek
to promote or reduce Ghana’s peacefulness and
development?”

Dr. Adu-Gyamfi said Ghana, though an oasis of
peace in the West African Sub region, continued to
be confronted with election related violence,
political polarization, protracted
land/chieftaincy conflicts, communal violence,
insurgency, threat of terrorism and violence
extremism and secession attempts by section of our
state.

The cooperation of all, he explained, was needed
to deal with such pressing issues of national
interest, and told the past Board members that
they would be the resource bank for ideas and
expertise for the Council.

The Chair announced that the Council would ensure
that the Peace Fund was established to ensure the
smooth and effective running of their activities.

The Reverend Dr. Nii Amoo Darko, a member of the
former Board, said the former Board was a
formidable armoury of knowledge and expertise from
diverse backgrounds which promoted a peaceful
atmosphere before and after election 2020.

He expressed optimism that the new Council, with
its very capable hands, would ensure brighter
future for the entire nation.

He encouraged the new board to celebrate the
success of the former board and highlight the
lessons learnt, the success stories and
recommendations, for the good of the entire
nation.

Source - GNA

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