NCCE conducts debate for AEED parliamentary aspirants

Ajumako (C/R), Nov. 21, GNA – The Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam District office of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has organised a debate among the five parliamentary candidates in the district.   It is aimed at creating awareness all over on the need to maintain peace during and after the election especially among the political parties, their followers and the electorate.   The aspirants weree Mr C. Ato Forson, 34, the incumbent MP for National Democratic Congress (NDC),  Mr Leo Yakubu Essel Dadzie, 43, for Convention Peoples Party (CPP) and Mr Jerry Henry Quansah, 42 for Progressive Peoples Party (PPP).   Mr Festus Beedu Turkson, 42, of the NPP did not attend.   The moderators, Mr Kojo Owusu-Koranteng of University of Education – Winneba, Ajumako Campus and Rev Fr John Evans Arhin, a Catholic priest at Breman-Essiam led the aspirants to debate on education, employment, women and children, agriculture, roads and corruption.   In attendance were chiefs from the five paramountcies in the district, representatives of all political parties, students, stakeholders in Election 2012 including Mr Fiifi Caiquo, the District Electoral Officer and his team as well as Central Region Director of the NCCE, Mr Cletus Abang.   The candidates pledged that they would never engage or cause their supporters to be engaged in activities that would ignite or bring chaos, confusion and mayhem.   The District Director of the NCCE, Mr Dramani Sam, said Ghana conducted peaceful, free, fair and transparent elections five times and urged all and sundry to make the upcoming sixth election peaceful and successful on December 7.     GNA... Read Full Story