UE/R: SOCO PROJECT FACILITATORS URGED TO WORK HARD FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT – DCE NABDAM
By-Sadat Dabo
The Bolgatanga Municipal Office of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), with support from the European Union (EU), has engaged the youth of political parties in the Municipality on peace, tolerance coexistence and non-violent behaviours ahead of Election 2024
It is aimed to improve their knowledge and attitude on the culture of peaceful coexistence, tolerance and non-violent behaviours among political parties.
The engagement formed part of the Preventing and Containing Violent Extremism (PCVE) project being implemented by the NCCE.
It is expected that these engagements would help participants to understand the national policy framework regulating violent extremism and to expose participants to the vulnerabilities and the negative repercussions of joining violent extremist groups.
Representatives from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC) attended the day’s programme at Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly Hall
The Upper East Regional Director of NCCE, Mr. Ayaala Abdulia James, Speaking at the Program said Terrorism and violent extremism remained a major security threat confronting countries across the continent, Africa, and the West African Sub-Region.
Mr.Ayaala explained that Ghana having achieved the successful conduct of Presidential and Parliamentary Election-eight (8) times in succession culminating in Peaceful transition and transfer of political power from a ruling Party to an opposition Party in 2000, 2008 and 2016 calls for the avoidance of complacency in the face of all these threats.
He said it thus becomes imperative that measures are taken to make the citizenry aware of the threat as the nation takes measures to make the state impervious to such attacks.
The Director said as elections 2024 approaches, it was imperative to foster a culture of peace and tolerance among the youth, who are the highest demographic group and play a pivotal role in shaping the political landscape and that the Political Party Youth Activists are often at the forefront of political activities; they are often the perpetrators of electoral violence.
He said most of them participate in violence out of ignorance of the various regulations governing the conduct of elections and that in most cases, some leaders of political parties take advantage of their vulnerability, especially, the unemployed ones and used them to cause disturbance and mayhem.
He said their vulnerability cannot be overlooked as extremists can take advantage of it to spread violent ideologies, hence, significantly influencing the wider electorate.
The Bolgatanga Municipal Director of the National Commission of Civic Education (NCCE), Mr.Omar Jafaru Alsadq entreat political parties youth activists in the municipality to foster an environment of peace and tolerance in the heat-up of campaigns towards the December 7 general elections in the country.
He said since the country has a history of peaceful elections and smooth transition of power, it was important for the youth, who play an integral role in the electionneerig process to help in protecting Ghana’s democratic credentials
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RISE-Ghana Project Manager, Hajia Jawharatu Amadu took the participants on peaceful elections and urged the participants to participate fully in the upcoming election as it was a right.
Source – gbcuraonline.com
