Shun violence Dec 7(17/11/08)

THE Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the Ledzokuku-Krowor Municipal Assembly, Mr E.A.Osekre, has advised the youth to avoid violence during the December 7 polls because their future is dependent on the peaceful elections.
"To the youth, your future is dependent on this election, that is why you must avoid violence, no matter the provocation and do not assault your opponents with insults or physical attacks," he stressed.
Mr Osekre gave the advice when addressing a crowd at the Nungua Authority Park to round off a peace walk organised by the Municipal Assembly, Political Parties and the Civil Society Organisations on Saturday, November 15, 2008.
The walk, which started from the Coca Cola Bottling Company at Spintex and culminated in a rally at the park, was to foster unity among the various political parties in the Municipality and spread the common goal of the party leaders, which was peaceful elections.
Five parliamentary candidates from the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the National Democratic Congress (NDC), the Convention People’s Party (CPP), the Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) and an independent candidate participated in the peace walk.
The MCE advised the political party leaders to sell their ideas to the voters whom he described as king-makers since the final decision to choose leaders rested with them.
He added that the party leaders should campaign on issues and not personalities since the destiny of the country depended on how well they could solve the various problems the country currently faced under their leadership and not the personalities.
Mr Osekre further cautioned the media to beware of the "hot beds of tension in the communities and try hard not to inflame the embers of fire".
He reminded the people that the December 7 general election was only an open, fair and time-tested method in the selection of leaders and not war, saying that the legally registered voters were entitled to exercise their franchise without hindrances because voting was their civic right and responsibility.