Methodist Guild calls for peaceful elections

A number of placard bearing members of the Methodist Guild had marched through the principal street of the New Juaben Municipality calling for peaceful elections in the country on November 7.

The group attending the Ninth Biennial Connexional Holiday Camp of the Guild at Oyoko started the two and half peaceful demonstration from the Oyoko Methodist Senior High School to the Koforidua Jacksons Park.

They presented a resolution calling for peaceful elections to the President which was received on his behalf by the Municipal Chief Executive, Mr Kwabena Okyere-Kusi.

Some of the placards read: “ Ghana needs peace,” “ Stand up for Jesus, stand up for Ghana,” “EC listen to all the political parties,” “ Ghana needs bold and dedicated leaders,” and “ One nation, one people.”

Before presenting the 11 points resolution of the Guild to the president, the National President of the Guild, Mr Jonathan Bassaw read out the resolution in which the Guild called on all political leaders in the country to use their political platforms to explain their intended policies and programmes for the country and avoid personal attacks and the use of intemperate language.

The Guild observed that despite the praises showered on the country as the beacon of democracy in Africa, at every election in the country, there always are some violent skirmishes in some polling stations and constituencies.

He therefore called on the youth of the country not to fall in to any inducement from any politician to indulge in violent activities that could affect the poor innocent citizens of Ghana.

The resolution called on the media to be fair to all political parties and avoid using some stories to fan political conflicts.

Mr Bassaw urged serial callers to stop taking advantage of the public and adhere to speak the truth at all times.

The Guild called on the security agencies to be professional on issues connected with the elections and urged the Electoral Commission to ensure free, fair and transparent elections.

The Guild also called to an end to the political tagging of some ethnic groups in the country and treat all citizens of the country as one people with one common destiny.

The Connexional Chaplain of the Methodist Guild, Very Reverend Seth Aful Sackey called on Ghanaians not to take the peace the country is enjoying for granted and work to ensure that the Ghana continue to enjoy peace .

He warned that all Ghanaians stand to lose if we allow some politicians to put their selfish interest above the national interest.

Very Rev. Sackey said, God had always chosen the right leader for the country and urged all Ghanaians to trust God that he would never fail the country.