{"id":260373,"date":"2024-12-04T14:58:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T14:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/04\/tuc-emphasises-peace-during-polls\/"},"modified":"2024-12-04T14:58:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T14:58:02","slug":"tuc-emphasises-peace-during-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/04\/tuc-emphasises-peace-during-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"TUC Emphasises Peace During Polls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong> Joshua Ansah<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has \u201cemphasised the importance of maintaining peace, fairness, and transparency in the 2024 general election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a press release signed by the Secretary General, Joshua Ansah, the TUC pointed out that \u201cdespite challenges, our electoral democracy must continue to thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Congress has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to remain independent, neutral, and accountable to the Ghanaian people. Transparency and collaboration with political parties through the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC), the Congress added, \u201care essential to foster confidence in the process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The government on the other hand, the Congress went on, \u201cmust ensure the EC is fully resourced to fulfil its mandate, while political parties must exhibit maturity and focus on critical national issues such as employment, housing, and the cost of living, avoiding divisive rhetoric.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To the media, the TUC ask that they promote responsible reporting to uphold stability and national cohesion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also encourage security agencies to maintain neutrality and decisively address any attempts to disrupt the peace,\u201d the Congress stressed.<\/p>\n<p>The TUC has asked all workers to exercise their voting rights responsibly and refrain from engaging in any acts that could jeopardise Ghana\u2019s peace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet us work together to safeguard the integrity of our elections and uphold Ghana\u2019s reputation as a beacon of democracy in Africa,\u201d it concluded.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joshua Ansah \u00a0 The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has \u201cemphasised the importance of maintaining peace, fairness, and transparency in the 2024 general election.\u201d In a press release signed by the Secretary General, Joshua Ansah, the TUC pointed out that \u201cdespite challenges, our electoral democracy must continue to thrive.\u201d The Congress has urged the Electoral Commission [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":260374,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-260373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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