District level elections should unite us - Amansie South NCCE

The Amansie South District Director for the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Mr. Ariston Antwi has called on Ghanaians to consider the District Level Elections as catalyst for promoting peaceful coexistence and national cohesion.

He made the call when he addressed a section of residents of Manso Nyankumasi in the Amansie South District during an exercise to enrol them onto the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) as part of Asanko Gold Mining Company’s corporate social responsibilities within the Amansie South District.

The programme forms part of an awareness-raising campaign by the Commission to increase voter turnout in the forthcoming District Level Elections which has received low patronage over the past years.

Mr. Ariston disclosed that although the District Level Elections remain nonpartisan, it is an embodiment of Ghana’s political architecture.

He bemoaned the seeming introduction of partisan politics in these elections in recent times which according to him s troubling as at is in variance with article 55 clause 3 of the 1992 constitution.

Dwelling on the imp or tance of the District Level Elections and the need for citizenry participation in the local gove r nm e nt for the system t o achieve its full potential, there ought to be a crop of dedicated, self-spirited and patriotic citizens who must offer good leadership and be a motivation for the greater majority of the citizenry to participate in decision making at all levels of governance.

He however admonished the citizenry to appreciate the huge responsibilities of the of Assembly and unit committee members as agents of socio-economic transformation and development in their communities stressing that assembly and unit committee members offer their services pro bono.

The Civic educator appealed to the electorates to turnout in their numbers to vote in next week polls which will eventually deepen Ghana’s credentials as far as its democracy is concerned in an atmosphere of peace without recourse to our national security.