A former General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana (CCG), Rev. Dr Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, has stressed the need for an improvement in the conduct of elections in the country although past elections had been relatively peaceful.
He said foreign observers such as the European Union (EU), African Union (AU) and CODEO, among others, which witnessed previous elections had described elections in Ghana as relatively peaceful.
He said when compared with other elections elsewhere in Africa such as Senegal and DR Congo, however, it may not be the best, hence the need for improvement in the nation’s electoral process.
Rev. Dr Opuni-Frimpong made these remarks when he delivered a peace lecture organised by the Akuapem Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana at Nsukwao, a suburb of Koforidua in the Eastern Region.
Peace lecture
The peace lecture aimed at sensitising and mobilising the public, traditional rulers, community members and other relevant stakeholders towards maintaining a peaceful and orderly electoral process.
The event, on the theme: “The Role of the Church in the Promotion of Peaceful Elections in December 7”, was attended by clergymen from the presbytery and members from various congregations of the presbytery.
Rev. Dr Opuni-Frimpong, who is also a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Religious Studies at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), said Ghana’s democracy must mature.
He indicated that democracy in general was being monetised, making it very difficult for the electorate to choose competent leaders to lead the country, adding that democracy was too expensive.