The Effutu Municipal Assembly, in conjunction with the Municipal Election Taskforce, is to launch an intensive Civic Education programme to ensue incident-free elections on December 7 in the area.
Under it, the assembly will organize series of meetings between now and December 7 to educate followers of the various political parties, particularly the youth on all electoral laws. This was announced by Mr. Frances K. Tagoe, Effutu Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), to round off a four-day evangelism crusade organized by leaders of the Central Regional branch of the Musama Disco Christo Church (MDCC) at Winneba.
It was under the theme “Evangelism Crusade for Surviving Ghana Beyond 2016”.
He believed that when this target was achieved, voters, and for that matter leaders and members of the leading political parties in the area, would also learn a lot to support and help them to comport themselves during the elections.
The MCE warned leaders of the various political parties who had made it their regular routine to put pressure on the police to release their members who were trapped by the law to refrain from such acts with immediate.
He made it clear that any person in the constituency caught in such unlawful acts would not be spared by his administration. “If we really want peace to prevail during and after the coming elections in the area, then we should all learn to obey the electoral laws as enshrined in the 1992 constitution,” he stated.
Mr. Tagoe also warned that any security officer who might be found wanting in this direction would be dealt with according to the laws governing the country. He commended the organizers of the crusade and advised all Christians in the municipality and the entire country to turn themselves into civic educators in their churches, communities and homes, especially on the need to avoid unnecessary arguments and misunderstandings which could lead to anarchy.
Evangelist Isaac Ohenebah Appiah-Kubi, General Secretary of the MDCC, also assured the government and people of Ghana of the church’s preparedness to maintain the tempo of peace and tranquility in the area. He advised religious who had been prophesizing the outcome of the elections to stop such practices because it could pose great danger to the smooth conduct of the elections.