AFTER the creator-given three week break from the up and downs and accusations upon accusations of Ghana politics, political activity is once again gathering momentum in Ghana with the heat being felt in our society. The Progressive People�s Party (PPP), the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the National Democratic Congress (NDC), and others are all up on their feet convincing Ghanaians to vote them to power come December 7.
WHILE the NPP and the NDC are embarking on their usual �hide-and-seek� with how qualified or otherwise their candidates are for the position of chief executive of Ghana, the PPP is as usual at the grassroots and communicating with Ghanaians to convince them for their votes. Today as much as it is interested in the form of strategy each adopts, wishes to wish them well and caution them to help maintain the peaceful atmosphere in the country.
WITH few months left for the country to go for the December polls, politicians must be cautioned to decline making pronouncements or actions that would plunge the country into another state of agony and tension and also change the political discourse in the country. We are simply not ready to go into the politics of insults and tribalism and a decision on who belongs to Ghana or not.
THE time is up for the media to also contribute significantly to the political discourse by entertaining thought-provoking analysis of issues of national concern instead of publishing vain propaganda. Commentators must as well give tangible alternatives to issues and policies and stop inflaming passions likely to cause confusion in the system.
TODAY continuously reminds the security agencies to work diligently and maintain its position as a shield between political and diverse interest groups that seek to press hard for their demands to be met. Though their equipment for operation are not sufficient, they should through professionalism maintain the peace and act in like manner to contain all forms of political uprisings that may affect the peace of the country.
WHEN all these actions are undertaken and the Electoral Commission decides on maintaining its integrity through the organisation of free, fair and transparent elections in the country, then we can be rest assured of a preservation of the peace bequeathed to us by our founder fathers. Ghana should demonstrate and live according to the Island of Peace accolade which we have touted all this while in the global system and won the admiration of strong and weak nations alike.
THE unity that has existed in the society with the demise of President John Evans Atta Mills and throughout his burial must be maintained and guarded jealously because that would be the key to unlocking the peace we seek. We should dissolve the political dichotomy and live ideologically and not physically before we break the pot of peace which would take us years to re-shape.
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