The Upper Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana is the latest religious group to join calls for decent language and a violence-free elections.
With 36 days to the December 7, 2020 General Elections, efforts aimed at promoting peace before, during and after the polls have been intensified by various stakeholders.
Speaking at the inauguration of nine (9) Peace Ambassadors from seven administrative districts in the Upper East, Upper West, North East and Savannah Regions, Chairman of the Upper Presbytery, Reverend James Kwame Awuni urged political parties and their followers to ensure decency throughout their campaign.
While urging the church to ensure peace is preached to congregants before the end of every sermon, Rev. Awuni also entreated political parties to sell their policies to the citizenry devoid of insults and inciteful speech.
“If you look at the campaign season so far, it is good but not the best because you still hear our political leaders still use provocative language in their campaign. I heard one leader say unprintable language and for me it is not the best for us.
We need to speak decent language when campaigning, you just talk about your party, what you can do but insulting the other people does not help us as a nation. At least sell your products so that the people will buy based on the quality”. He appealed.
Speaking on behalf of the Peace Ambassadors, who will serve as the face of the Upper Presbytery’s peace campaign that will among other things coordinate related activities including the organization of a peace walk in all the districts, Mr. Solomon Atiigah pledged their commitment to the peace agenda to help deliver a peaceful elections.
