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Pru East NCCE engages inter party dialogue committee on peace, vigilantism and prevention of violent extremism

The Pru East district office of the National Commission for Civic Education NCCE has engaged political parties and other stakeholders on peace, vigilantism and the prevention of violent extremism in Yeji.

Date Created : 5/27/2024 12:00:00 AM : Story Author : Ghanadistricts.com

Welcoming participants to the programme, the district director of the Commission Mr. Emmanuel Nimoh said the meeting held under the auspices of the district’s Inter Party Dialogue Committee IPDC and funded by the European Union was aimed at ensuring peace before, during and after the general elections in December.

The Bono East regional director of the Commission Mr. Joseph Kwaku Yeboah said elections related upheavals is one key ingredient for the manifestation of the activities of extremist groups whose footprints are now all over the West African sub-region adding that this menace can only be checked when political actors take to tolerance and respect rules and regulation which are key to ensuring peace.

He stressed the importance of the realization that in spite of our political, religious and ethnic differences we are one people with a common destiny and urged all to ensure that we hold on to social cohesion as Ghanaians.

The Pru east and west divisional police commander ACP Godfrey Tetteh Adjirakor who spoke on the topics: monitoring and reporting threats and vulnerabilities to violent extremism, ways to detect youth radicalization and signs of recruitment as well as mediation and resolution of local conflicts called for an increased community engagement to get them educated on the relevant issues.

While stressing the important role of parents in monitoring children, the divisional commander said their online activities could be a pointer to their radicalization or vulnerability to extremism adding that the police will do all in their power to ensure peaceful elections in December.

ACP Tetteh Adjirakor urged community members to resort to alternative dispute resolution touching on mediation, arbitration as well as negotiation and urged political parties to in the same vain refer disputes to the IPDC for resolution.

Nana Dentwoe Dai the Apagyahene of the Yeji traditional area who represented the traditional council pledged not to interfere with the work of the security services before, during and after the elections.

An official of the district office of the Electoral Commission of Ghana briefed the meeting on the progress of the on-going limited voter registration exercise among others.

Participants including the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice, the district assembly, religious bodies, youth and women groups, people living with disabilities and the media made suggestions towards peaceful elections in December.