CDD asks Ghanaians to maintain peaceful atmosphere

Agona Nsaba, Nov 21, GNA -The Centre for Democratic Development, Ghana, (CDD), has expressed concern about the politics of intolerance and insults as the Election 2012 approaches and said this had to stop.    Mr Edward Fokouh Ampratwum, National Research Officer of CDD, said this at a parliamentary debate at Agona Nsaba to discuss issues affecting people with disability, women and unemployed Youth.    It was organized by CDD-Ghana, Coalition of Domestic Elections Observers (CODEO) and Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA).    Parliamentary candidates of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Progressive Peoples Party (PPP) and an independent candidate attended for debate.    Madam Pokuah Sawyer, National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for the area, could not attend because according to her, she had a funeral.   Mr John Kwesi Agyabeng, the NPP parliamentary candidate and the MP for the area, also failed to turn up.     Mr Ampratwum expressed regret that there had been mistrust, intimidation and suspicion among political opponents and this would not help the growth of the country’s democracy.      Mrs Esther Aboagye, PPP parliamentary candidate, urged the electorate to vote for her and Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom, the PPP presidential candidate.   Mr Magnus Abban, NDP parliamentary candidate, said the people of Agona East needed aggressive development projects and he would do it and Mr Musah Bashiru, the independent candidate, appealed to the people to vote for him since the NDC had failed to provide basic social amenities in the Agona District.   GNA... Read Full Story