Mr Edmund Asamoah, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ntim Asamoah Metal Engineering at Madina in Accra has advised the youth to resist any attempt by leaders of political parties to entice them to commit electoral violence.
He said: “Political parties are not worth a pint of your blood therefore no youth should risk his life for any political party as the electoral process hits up.”
Mr Asamoah told the Ghana News Agency in an interview captured under the project tagged: “GNA Tracks Elections 2016,” which seeks to educate the electorate on the various issues raised by political parties, elections management body and other governance bodies.
The GNA Tracks Elections 2016 project aims to ensure gender and social inclusion in national politics and also provide voice for the youth, vulnerable groups, opinion leaders and broader spectrum of the society to contribute to peaceful elections.
The GNA Tracks Elections 2016 project has created a platform to analyse the manifestoes of all political parties and provide in-depth news item on each thematic area as captured to the electorate for them to make an informed judgment.
Mr Asamoah warned the youth: “If you are arrested due to misconduct, causing electoral violence, impersonation, electoral fraud no political party will come to your aid as the Police have intensify efforts to nail electoral related crime.
"It is therefore essential to control oneself in the upcoming election," he said.
He said it is advisable for one to leave the polling station right after voting and when the results are to be announced.
Asked about his major concerns towards the election, Mr Asamoah said all he needs from the parties is “stability in the supply of electricity ".
He said it does not matter who wins or who loses the December 7 elections, but how peaceful the process would be.
"The National Democratic Congress (NDC), Progressive People's Party, and New Patriotic Party (NPP) are all addressing my concerns so any of them that come into power is okay with me."
In a related development Mr Felix Ahiakpa, a carpenter at Madina in Accra said, the economy is not doing well because: "I have worked on huge projects and they are lying here without being paid. I am, even considering not voting in December”.
Mr Ahiakpa mentioned that for him "both the NPP and NDC are the same" and that there are no differences.
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