Approach 2012 elections with honesty, seriousness – Dr Maulvi Wahab
Dr Maulvi Wahab Adam, Ameer and Missionary in charge of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, has said that it is important for all Ghanaians to approach the up-coming elections with honesty and in all seriousness.
He said peaceful and violence- free campaigning was as essential to the process as the orderly registration and diligent inspection of the voter register.
Dr Adam made this observation in Accra on Saturday at the opening of the 33rd National Annual Convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women Fellowship on the theme “Towards peaceful elections, the role of the Ahmadi Muslim Woman”.
He said women had tremendous influence on their husbands and children and could help in keeping Ghana united and peaceful despite the people’s ethnic differences.
He said if women considered elections not only as their civic right, but also as their religious duty, it would go a long way in ensuring massive voter participation and success, adding that an election was a process and should not be considered as an event that would occur only on the voting day.
“Just as religious bodies have realized that it makes sense to cooperate and work together in the interest of the nation, despite their diversity, in like manner, all sectors of the society , be they political, ethnic, or social, should also pull together to make Ghana a great nation”.
Dr Adam urged all Ghanaians to accept the results of the up-coming elections as would be announced by the Electoral Commission in good faith in order to ensure that the elections did not divide the nation but would usher it into an era of mutual cooperation, respect and rapid development for all.
Hajia Sadika Yeboah Bonsu, Greater Accra National President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women Association said as Ahmadi Muslim Women they were supposed to be agents of peace and reconciliation wherever they found themselves to contribute meaningfully towards a peaceful atmosphere before, during and after the elections.
“Ghana belongs to all of us so the quest for its peace, prosperity and development must be our concern. Our actions can influence and prevent others from engaging in indecent acts which can disturb the peace in the country”, she said.
Source: GNA