The Gomoa West District Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Ms Georgina Yeboah, has pointed out that freedom of speech alone does not make a country democratic.<\/p>\n
She said, \u201cDemocracy goes beyond freedom of speech\u201d, and that democracy involved respect for the rule of law, good governance, freedom of speech and vibrant media.<\/p>\n
Ms Yeboah said that when she addressed a forum at Gomoa Mampong, near Agona Swedru, in the Gomoa West District.<\/p>\n
Ms Yeboah said though freedom of speech and vibrant media were necessary for promoting democracy, care needed to be taken not to use it to malign other people.<\/p>\n
She noted with concern how insults had become part of freedom of speech in the country and tasked the media to malign such people.<\/p>\n
The NCCE district director said due to the lack of circumspection, sometimes, issues which promote democracy, tend rather to promote indiscipline in the name of democracy.<\/p>\n
She appealed to all, particularly, politicians and religious leaders to arrest this canker, which is fast creeping into the society, before it gets out of hand.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople can just call a radio station and insult even the President of the nation and go scot-free because the person is exercising his or her democratic rights,\u201d she pointed out.<\/p>\n
Ms Yeboah stressed that the cultural and moral values of the nation must not be sacrificed on the altar of democracy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe value of respect for elders and leaders have been thrown to the dogs,\u201d she complained.<\/p>\n
Ms Yeboah appealed to Unit Committee and assembly members to find time to educate their people on the 1992 constitution on which the people\u2019s daily activities were based.<\/p>\n
She said the people would willingly contribute their quota towards the governance of the country if they were well-versed in the constitution. At least, she said, they would know that rights come with responsibilities.<\/p>\n
The District Co-ordinator of the National Disaster Management Organisation and the assembly member for the area, Mr Ewusi Wilson, called on chiefs and queens to support unit committees to perform efficiently.<\/p>\n
The Chief of Gomoa Mampong, Nana Mensah Essel VIII, appealed to the Assembly to impress upon the contractor, working on a GETFund sponsored six-unit classroom project for the past four years to complete the work. \u2014 GNA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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