"Ghana is older than NPP, NDC" - Christian Council

Emmanuel Tornyi 13:18 - 04 January 2016

Rev. Dr. Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, General Secretary of the Christian Council

According to Rev Dr Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, "Ghana is older than the NPP and NDC."

The Christian Council of Ghana wants Ghanaians to make national unity paramount as the country goes to the polls in November 2016.

According to the General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev Dr Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, "Ghana is older than the NPP and NDC."

He expressed apprehensions about the potential for aggressive behaviour as the political season kicks off.

The 2016 general election is expected to be one of the keenest in recent history.

A victory for the ruling NDC will confine the NPP to 12 years in opposition, the longest time the party has been out of government since it was formed in 1991.

"We should be one…I am so worried when I see so much apparent division," he added.

The Christian Council is seen as a key player in Ghana's peace industry during elections. The religious organisation is credited with helping maintain the peace before, during and after the 2012 election, which was finally decided at the Supreme Court.