Political parties urge to demonstrate commitment to peace

Reverend Dr Charles Gyan-Duah, Koforidua District Minister of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, has appealed to all political parties contesting this year’s elections to demonstrate their commitment to peace by accepting the results of the elections.

He said no political party would stay in power for ever and since 1992 when Ghana adopted constitutional rule, successful elections had changed governments indicating that the people had choice so the political parties must obey the right of the people to choose.

Speaking to the Ghana News Agency(GNA) during a Peace Service organized by the Church in Koforidua to raise awareness for peace in the upcoming elections, Dr Gyan-Duah said the church is aware that members of the congregation belong to different political parties and so the need to create the awareness.

He said the Presbyterian Church as an institution does not belong or support any political party but recognized authority and would work with any political party that wins the election.

Dr Gyan-Duah said the Presbyterian Church’s colours of red, blue and white that had been misconstrued as colours of the New Patriotic Party was adopted in 1928 to represent the Scottish and Swiss background of the Church.

As part of the service, the youth of the congregation wore T-shirts of all the political parties to signify the reality that members belong to different parties but are one and could live in harmony for peaceful elections.