Parliamentary candidates in Effutu promise to abide by electoral rules

Winneba (C/R), Nov. 16, GNA – Parliamentary candidates for Effutu Constituency have pledged to abide by the rules and regulations to ensure a free, fair, transparent and peaceful election in December 7.   The candidates were Mr Mike Allan Hammah, National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Alex Afenyo Markin, New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Nana Ofori Owusu, Progressive Peoples Party (PPP).   They made the declaration in their peace words at a prayer session organised by the Local Council of Churches – Winneba for God to intervene in the forthcoming general election and make it a peaceful exercise.   The candidates also pledged to accept the outcome of the election in good faith in the interest of the development of the area.   Rev Francis Odoom, the Local Council of Churches – Winneba branch President, pleaded to supporters of various political parties in the Constituency to avoid indulging in any acts that could bring conflict saying peace is the number one tool in the life of every human being and that we should give peace a chance.   Venerable Rev Father Samuel Arhin of Saint John the Divine Anglican Church urged the electorate to seek peace for without it the nation cannot move forward as expected.   He said God has already elected the President and his parliamentarians, but it is for us the electorate to go to the polls and cast our vote for people who have the qualities to lead the country to the highest level.   Venerable Arhin said provocative songs, character assassination, personal attacks, insults do not cast vote and there was the need to put a stop to such practices adding that “let us as a people do everything we can to prevent conflict and chaos in the interest of the future of the country.”   He appealed to both candidates and their supporters to tolerate each other’s views to be able to continue to live as one people with a common destiny.   GNA... Read Full Story