Kathleen Addy<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
THE NATIONAL Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) is rolling out a parliamentary candidates\u2019 dialogue programme as part of its efforts to sensitise the Ghanaian public on a free and fair election this year.<\/p>\n
At a press conference in Accra yesterday, the NCCE Chairperson, Madam Kathleen Addy, stated that these dialogues are part of ongoing efforts to foster an informed electorate and promote peace in the upcoming elections.<\/p>\n
The NCCE\u2019s Parliamentary Candidate Dialogues (PCDs), she explained, are platforms for interactions at the constituency level, and would provide candidates the opportunity to communicate their visions and policies to the electorates while providing them the opportunity to meet up close with their parliamentary candidates.<\/p>\n
According to Madam Addy, a study conducted by the Commission revealed that education, employment, health, roads and infrastructure, economy and agriculture are among some of most pressing needs of Ghanaians; and that these should be the focal points for political campaigns and dialogues.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese dialogues are significant for many reasons including encouraging civic engagements; enhancing political accountability; fostering peaceful elections; strengthening democratic institutions; and bridging the communication gap.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will (also) give the NCCE an opportunity to remind all citizens of the role of parliamentarians, and to demonstrate democracy in action,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Stressing on the importance of the dialogues, Madam Addy intimated that, \u201cOne of the most important impacts of parliamentary dialogues is in the way they demonstrate democracy in action \u2013 where communities gather to interact directly with those who offer to represent them.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey see the contestants sharing platforms, sitting next to each other, being cordial, speaking in turns with no insults, no intemperate language and no threats of violence. These dialogues demonstrate the core principle of \u2018contest of ideas\u2019 that underpin true democracy.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn spite of these efforts by the NCCE, some parliamentary candidates of major political parties are refusing to participate in the dialogues, citing a plethora of excuses, the NCCE Chairperson revealed, describing the phenomenon as \u201cunfortunate.\u201d<\/p>\n
She, thus, urged leaders of political parties to allow their members partake in the dialogues as well as other programmes as a way of showing their commitment to Ghana\u2019s democracy.<\/p>\n
Other initiatives also lined up by the NCCE include human billboard campaigns; dance for peace campaign; mobile announcements; political parties\u2019 youth activist forums, as well as interfaith dialogues through fun games and peace walks.<\/p>\n
By Vera Owusu Sarpong<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
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