Sissala East Parliamentary candidates hold debate

  Tumu, (U/W), Nov. 9,  GNA – Action for Sustainable Development (ASUDEV) a local NGO based  in the Sissala East District of the Upper West Region has organised a debate for candidates vying to represent the Sissala East in Parliament.        The debate which was organised in collaboration with STAR-Ghana, a multi-donor funding organisation, gave the electorate the opportunity to express their opinions on the candidates by questioning them on various issues concerning development to enable them make informed choices.       Mr Osman Kanton, Executive Director of ASUDEV cautioned the politicians against the use of indecent language in their campaigns in order to make the general election processes peaceful.      He said with less than a month to the elections, tensions are heightening and any foul language could trigger violence that could mar the peaceful elections Ghanaians are yearning for.      He urged politicians to base their campaign messages on the real enemies of development which are poverty, ignorance, disease, hunger, insecurity, poor roads, lack of potable water and bad sanitation.      Mr Kanton said as part of their commitment towards peaceful, credible, free and fair general election, ASUDEV and STAR-Ghana are investing $50,000 into a project dubbed: “Elections for Peace and Development Project”.      According to him, the project would carry out various elections related interventions including the Parliamentary debates in three constituencies of the Region.      Mr Kanton said the debate would enable the voters to hold their leaders accountable for their actions and inactions.     Parliamentary candidates who participated in the debate were Mr Amidu Chinnia of the New Patriotic Party, Madam Alijata Sulemana of the National Democratic Congress, Mr Moses Dani Baah of the People’s National Convention, Mr Kanton Luriwie Fuseini of the Progressive Peoples’ Party and Mr Musah Issah, an Independent candidate.      They were questioned on various issues including education, health, agriculture, rural infrastructure, governance and gender.   GNA... Read Full Story