Curb the lawlessness – Catholic Bishops to Police

The Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference has called for the cessation of the vandalism that has heralded the aftermath of the 2016 elections.

In a congratulatory message to the president-elect Nana Akufo-Addo, the bishops said Ghanaians should see the outcome of the polls as a victory for the entire country and not for a group of individuals.

“We congratulate especially all Ghanaians for conducting themselves so very well throughout the electoral process. The chorus on the lips of Ghanaians is that ‘the outcome of the elections is a victory for Ghana and not for any particular political party Let us, therefore, rekindle the spirit of national unity and move Ghana our beloved country forward.

“The GCBC calls on political party supporters who have gone about vandalizing national and private assets, and assaulting persons perceived to as opponents, to desist from these acts of lawlessness, We hereby call on the appropriate security agencies to enforce the laws of the land and ensure the safety of life and property of Ghanaians,” the statement said.

Some members of the New Patriotic Party are on record to have attacked some members of the defeated NDC since the declaration of the presidential elections results by the Electoral commission.

In Dunkwa in the Central region and other parts of the Western region, police are investigating allegations of murder against some members of the victorious NPP.