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The Executive Director of the Veterans Administration Ghana, Colonel Chris Nutakor, has called on politicians to avoid using offensive language when addressing people.According to him, the practice could stir up violence among supporters. Mr Nutakor asked politicians to tolerate one another and work towards the attainment of the national economic goal. World Red Poppy Day He made the call at a press conference prior to the World �Remembrance Day� slated for November 11 in Accra. Reminding all citizens of the significance of the �RED POPPY�, he said the day was to remind the world of the horrors of war and to symbolise that the �path to peace is not war�. After World War I, an agreement was signed in 1918 to end hostilities and that brought about the adoption of the RED POPPY in 1921 to signify the end of the war. It was a day the resolution to end World War I was signed and it has become an internationally accepted day . It is marked locally with a church service at the Christianborg Military Cemetery at Osu, Accra. The conference was organised by the Veterans Administration of Ghana in Accra. Significance of Red Poppy Mr Nutakor said this year marked a century when World War I broke out in Europe. Ghana, which was then a colony of the British, became deeply involved in this war and fought alongside their allies, France and the United State of America. He said Ghana had a legendary peacekeeping record, and had not relented since its first peacekeeping operations in the 1960s. The RED POPPY was adopted to honour the memories of those who died during the operations. He called on every citizen to appreciate and patronise the RED POPPY, since it was meant to support unfortunate relations who got incapacitated in some cases or died, leaving their families in desperation.