Northern youth in flashpoint zone educated on peaceful co-existance

ruth 17:19 - 30 September 2016

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The EC in its latest report identified some constituencies in the country which includes, Walewale, Gushegu, Tolon, Tamale Central, South and North, Tolon constituencies as possible areas where there could be violence.

A Non-Governmental Organisation, Centre for Development and Policy (CEDEPA- GH) has organised a peace stakeholder’s dialogue to educate young people in the Northern region on the need for peaceful coexistence before, during and after the December 7 polls.

The dialogue comes on the back of growing reports suggesting that the 2016 polls could be chaotic, particularly in the Northern Region, where some twelve (12) constituencies have been identified as dangerous hotspot of electoral disturbances.

Dr Kingsley Adjei, a Lecturer at University of Cape Coast (UCC) urged the youth to shun aggressive acts that could cause violence before during the polls.

Speaking on Kumasi-based Ultimate radio participants expressed their appreciation to organisers of the dialogue and promised to ensure violence free elections.

“As part of my responsibility, I will organise students to let the information reach far in communities. I will let them know that as youth we are so energetic and its time for elections, we will be going around with motorbikes and other things because that is how we win elections, election is not about do or die affairs, that shouldn’t be the case,” a participant from Bimbilla promised.