GRADUATE SCHOOL OF GOVERNANCE ORGANIZES SYMPOSIUM

The Graduate School of Governance, Leadership and Public Management (GSGLPM) of the Ghana Institute Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) has organized a day symposium for various political parties in Ghana. This move is to ensure a violent free election and for political parties to reaffirm their promises to their various electorate. The theme of the symposium was "Towards Violence –Free elections: The role of the EC, Security Agencies, Political Parties and Civil Society". The Rector Of GIMPA Prof Addei welcomed the various participants of for the symposium and called for active participation of all. Speaking at the symposium the Deputy Chairman National Commission on Culture and Civic Education Barow Ampoafo said the theme was appropriate because of the coming elections this year. We will call on the electoral commission to ensure transparency in selecting electoral officers who would supervise the elections. The Electoral Commission should try to as much as possible to avoid and prevent mistakes as it happened in some areas of previous elections such as Ayawaso constituency. He said also drew the attentions of various political parties to observe this elections as a peaceful one and avoid any violence because at the end there shall be only a winner. The various political present at the symposium such as the NDC, NPP, PNC, CPP, and DFP all delivered a paper to committing themselves to a violent free election. Others who also delivered their paper were the Commission On Human Right and Administrative Justice among others.This platform by the School of governance is has really position them as body ensuring the best for Ghana in terms of governance and thats is a laudable idea.