The President of the National House of Chiefs, Ogyeahohoo Yaw Gyebi, has admonished politicians to show mutual respect for one another as they conduct their political campaigns in order not to mar the prevailing peace in the country.
“Respect for others in political discourse will preserve our national cohesion and identity as one people in one country with a common destiny. Destroying others to win votes on the other hand threatens our fledgling democracy and peace,” he said.
Speaking at the Commissioning of Bibiani District office of Minerals Commission in Western North Region, he urged political parties to embark on clean campaigns and focus on explaining their policies and visions to the citizens.
“We entreat political leaders and their followers and other stakeholders in this year’s General Elections to exercise restraint and exhibit decorum in their speeches during political discourse,” he stated.
“Politicians must avoid defamation of character and eschew ethnocentric, gender and religious insensitive statements that have the tendency to spark violence.”
Ogyeahohoo Yaw Gyebi said, he had observed that the political discourse is replete with insults and provocative statements and disrespect for one another, which was unfortunate and detrimental to the sustainable peace and development of the country.
“As Chiefs, we uphold the dignity of all citizens of Ghana as people created in the image and likeness of God and, therefore, condemn abusive and divisive politics in our country,” he noted.
He stressed that, decency and respect for one another must be the foundation of the country’s democracy and reminded all that political opponents are not enemies but brothers and sisters who have divergent views on how the nation should be governed.
He also reminded the people of Ghana, that the country has come a long way in its democratic process and, therefore, needed not to jeopardize the gains achieved over the years.
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