Rev. Dr. Ernest Adu-Gyamfi, the chairman of the National Peace Council (NPC), has urged political leaders and party officials to use caution while speaking in public and to abstain from saying anything that would incite unrest and plunge the nation into anarchy.
He said that the council had recently watched and listened to a number of audio and video recordings that suggested the nation would descend into anarchy if precautions were not taken to safeguard public political remarks.
"We believe that we have reached the moment when we must exercise caution in order to preserve the peace and stability of our nation, and this must be our guiding philosophy," he added.
At a gathering with political parties in Accra on Wednesday, April 19, Rev. Dr. Adu-Gyamfi issued the warning.
fostering trust
Political party leaders gathered for the "Political Party Trust Building Programme" meeting, including Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, general secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Janet Nabla, second vice chair of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Rita Asobayire, national youth organizer of the All People's Congress (APC), Abu Hassan, and general secretary of the People's National Convention (PNC).
Several NPC members, including Maulvi Mohammed Bin Salih, Numo Blafo Akotia Omaetu III, Sheikh Armiyawo Shaibu, and Mrs. Joana Adzo, were also in attendance.
public remarks
The NPC Chairman noted that although certain political figures may be friends and converse civilly with one another in private, it was appropriate for them to display the same level of politeness and cordiality in their public statements in order to promote peace.
"At times, it seems like they are competing with one another on the radio." It is perilous for our country when someone says something on one platform and someone else responds to it on another.
Political parties, according to him, must also support ideas that advance democracy in the nation.
"You have the right to run for office and to campaign, but we must exercise caution in how we speak in public," he remarked.
He did point out that the council has already taken some action to maintain the nation's peace.
He said that the council held meetings with the Chief Justice and the Speaker of Parliament and had trained market vendors, fishermen, and vigilantes in the Nima, Ayawaso, and other regions.
According to him, the council has also been active in resolving disputes in communities including Bawku, Kandiga, and Dabo in the Upper East Region's Kassena Nankana Municipal District.
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