Political parties in the Ada Constituency have signed a peace accord as a commitment to adhere to a peaceful campaign towards the upcoming general elections.
The accord was signed by Mr Arnold Agbasi Gadugah, the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Constituency Secretary, and Mr Ebenezer Tetteh Kpodo, a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Gabriel Narh Vortuanu, constituency secretary of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), and Madam Sarah Korlekie Afadornugbo, the parliamentary candidate for the National Democratic Party (NDP).
The peace accord, which was engineered by the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Ada East, was meant to foster unity among the leadership of the political parties and their followers.
Madam Faustina Blewusi, the Ada East District Director of the NCCE, said during a stakeholder engagement that even though previous elections held in the constituency were peaceful, it was operative to build on it to ensure an incident-free election this year.
Superintendent Andreas Kojo Mifetu, the Ada District Police Commander, speaking on security, stated that the security agencies in the area are well prepared to prevent chaos and incidents that might hinder a peaceful electoral process.
He also reminded the political parties to respect the public order act that required them to notify the police days ahead of any of their public activities.
Nene Tetteh Kake Peemi I and Mr Kinsley Ahuma Dzetror, respectively the Ada Constituency Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ada East Communications Officer, assured the public of their readiness to ensure violence-free elections as well as conduct their campaigns devoid of abusive language.
Mr Renard Amarteifio, the Ada East District Electoral Officer, assured the political parties of a credible and transparent election, whose outcome will be accepted by all participants.