{"id":249922,"date":"2024-11-13T04:37:29","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T04:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/13\/vote-beyond-money-and-ethnicity\/"},"modified":"2024-11-13T04:37:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T04:37:29","slug":"vote-beyond-money-and-ethnicity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/13\/vote-beyond-money-and-ethnicity\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote beyond money and ethnicity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/796\/79693249.295.jpg\" alt=\"Chairperson of NCCE,  Kathleen Addy\" title=\"Chairperson of NCCE,  Kathleen Addy\" width=\"295\" height=\"165\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Chairperson of NCCE,  Kathleen Addy<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">The Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Kathleen Addy, has advised Ghanaians to look beyond money, ethnicity, and religion in the upcoming December 7 election.<\/p>\n<p>She encouraged them to vote based on the candidates\u2019 competence and policies.<\/p>\n<p>In her view, such an approach would strengthen Ghana\u2019s democratic integrity and advance national development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe criteria for that vote should not be money, should not be religion, and should not be even ethical considerations because, as a country, we should have gone past that by now. The days of strongholds and territories should be behind us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVoting is more than just a right; it is a civic duty, a means to shape governance and hold our leaders accountable,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Madam Kathleen Addy made the remarks in a presentation on \u201cCivic Engagement: Voting, Participating in Democracy, and Staying Informed\u201d at a two-day annual conference organised by the Ghana Chapter of the Society of Catholic Social Scientists.<\/p>\n<p>The event was held under the theme \u2018The Voice of the People: Elections for a More Responsive Government.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>It brought together public social scientists, chaired by Business Development Consultant Daniel Dugan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany of the problems we face as a country will decline if we all play our role in this democracy creditably.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also admonished religious leaders to be courageous in holding political leaders accountable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you have a leader and that person is on television threatening the whole country and doing all these terrible things, yet they have a church, a pastor, a father they go to, and sit at the front row.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe let them sit and never call them to order or hold them accountable. That kind of trying to hold people accountable in the social context is more powerful than law, so how are we going to end bad behaviour if we reward bad behaviour?\u201d she quizzed.<\/p>\n<p>She further disclosed that the NCCE is working closely with religious organisations, including the Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference and the Chief Imam\u2019s Office, to raise public awareness to achieve peace during the electoral process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chairperson of NCCE, Kathleen Addy The Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Kathleen Addy, has advised Ghanaians to look beyond money, ethnicity, and religion in the upcoming December 7 election. She encouraged them to vote based on the candidates\u2019 competence and policies. 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