The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been cautioned to refrain from unnecessarily attacking the Electoral Commission (EC), especially as the December 7 elections gradually draw closer.
Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Vice Presidential Candidate, sounding the caution, stated that the NDCs can’t attack the EC to create tension ahead of the elections.
According to him, the NDCs d of winning the impending polls should not blindfold their leadership, especially former President John Mahama, to put the peace, progress, and security of the country in danger.
Speaking during an engagement with chiefs and religious leaders at New Edubiase in the Ashanti region on Monday, Dr. Prempeh, aka ‘Napo’ said political parties have the right to question the EC, but they must do so with decorum.
The various political parties, he said, should always ensure that their dealings with the EC would not cast doubts about the integrity and fairness of the electoral body, who are mandated by the constitution to supervise the polls.
“Political parties have the right to protest against the EC, but we must avoid disruptions that cast doubts on the intentions of fair elections”, Napo said, adding, that the country would only be developed in a peaceful atmosphere.
The NPP vice presidential candidate also expressed worry about the way the NDC has been trying to make the public, especially their supporters, to see the EC as a bias body, which is planning to rig the polls for a certain political party.
According to him, the NDC’s weird and unpatriotic behaviour can easily create tension and disturb national peace, stressing the need for the NDC and their leadership a prioritize the peace and progress of the country.
“All well-meaning persons must encourage the expression of concerns about the electoral process, but it must be done in the interest of our dear motherland. We must know that we have only one Ghana to develop”, Napo advised.
He urged all sundry to play important roles to jealously protect and maintain the peace that’s being enjoyed in the country before, during and after the polls, saying that “Disturbances will draw the country’s development back”.
Source: peacefmonline.com