NATIONAL PEACE COUNCIL HOLDS STAKE HOLDERS WORKSHOP

The National Peace Council of Ghana has held a day stakeholders workshop in Accra.At the workshop,Dr.Maulvi Wahab Adam who spoke onbehalf of the chairman of the council His Eminence Peter Appiah Turkson congratulated political parties and Ghanaians in general for observing a violence free election this year."It is important to let peace prevail".As we go to a second run-off lets observe the same attitudes to make it also a success.He urged politicians to set agenda of national issues first especially for the wellbeing of Ghanaians before their pockets. "Let fight ethnicity because it is slowly deminishing our fragile democracy". Dr.Adams disclosed that the next finger to be used as the security finger was the fore finger, this will help separate the old one to bring peace,transperancy and general fairness during the run- off. The representative of the NDC appealed to goverment not repeat the closure of the Ghana-Togo border during the December 28 Presidential Election run-off saying the action would not help a united nation like Ghana. "We noted that although the government had announced that Ghana's borders would remain open during the December 7 elections, the Ghana-Togo border was closed on December 5 2008.This closure denied many Ghanaians, especially those who either lived across the border or were on short visits, the opportunity to exercise their franchise during the December 7 elections, we would not accept it this time round".The representative of the NPP also committed to a transparent second run- off and encourage all to go the poll.The Director of Operations, Electoral Commission Mr.Arhin pledge ECs total committment to a free and fair run- off.All security agencies present also paid committment of good defence during the election.Participants of the worksop were drawn from the media,security agencies,Electoral commission and Peace Council.THE NATIONAL PEACE COUNCIL, also issued a realse signed by His Eminence Peter Appiah Turkson "congratulating Ghanaians for their relatively peaceful election conducted on the 7th December 2008.It further stated that as we prepare for the second run- off election this 28 December,the council countinues to urge everyone to exercise the greatest restirant in all endeavors to ensure we have a very peaceful election".