‘Refrain from acts that undermine peace’

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Jaman North, Mr Siaka Stevens, has urged Ghanaians to refrain from acts that have the potential to undermine the peace and stability of the nation, while they wait for the Supreme Court’s verdict on the election petition.

He said no matter our political affiliation, we are one people with the common goal of seeing to  the total development of the country.  He, therefore, called on Ghanaians to accept the ruling by the Supreme Court regarding the 2012 election petition for the sake of peace, stability and development.

Mr Stevens was addressing participants after a peace walk organised by the Jaman North District Directorate of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), in collaboration with the District Inter-party Dialogue Committee (IPDC) at Sampa in the Brong Ahafo Region.

The peace walk,  which took place from Sampa to Suma Ahenkro, was to sensitise the people to the need to maintain peace in the district ahead of the Supreme Court ruling on the election petition.

Sampa is the district capital of the Jaman North District and it shares  border with La Cote d' Ivoire  in the north.

Some of the groups that took part in the peace walk were the police, military, fire service, immigration, customs, youth associations and members of the various political parties, notably the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New Patriotic Party ( NPP).

The MP for Sampa said in every court case there was a winner and loser, so after the ruling, Ghanaians must forge ahead, united as a country and one people, no matter where the victory falls.

The District Chief Executive ( DCE) for Jaman North, Hajia Amina Amadu, for her part, expressed her gratitude to all the stakeholders, including the various political parties in the district for their          co-operation and called on them to keep it up.

She urged the people in the district to continue to pray for peace, unity, stability and God's guidance for the nation.

Hajia Amadu also appealed to political parties to impress on their supporters, the need to maintain the prevailing peace and to be tolerant as the nation awaited the ruling of the Supreme Court.

The District Director of NCCE, Mr Raphael Ibrahim Obeng, for his part, advised all well-meaning Ghanaians, political parties and their supporters to remain calm before the Supreme Court ruling on the election petition and also to accept it.

The District Police Commander, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mr William Gyamfi, advised the youth to desist from acts that undermine peace and stability in the nation and comport themselves after the ruling by the Supreme Court.

Pastor Kwasi Asamoah, Chairman of the IPDC, commended the participants, especially the security agencies, for helping to maintain peace in the district.

By Samuel Duodu/Daily Graphic/Ghana