The National Council of Elders of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has appealed to presidential flagbearership aspirants of the party to abide by the guidelines set out by the Elections Committee to ensure a peaceful election on November 4, 2023.
A statement issued im Accra yesterday, and signed by the Acting Chairman of the Council, Alhaji Sulemana Yiremea, said insults, insinuations, attacks and fights, before, during, and after the election should be avoided at all costs, and that an army that was divided did not win wars. The following is the full statement.
The NPP National Council of Elders has appealed to Presidential Flagbearership Aspirants of the Party to abide by the guidelines set out by the Party’s Elections Committee to ensure a peaceful election on November 4th 2023.
In separate meetings with the four Contestants/Teams, the Council urged them to appeal to their supporters to note that they all belong to the Great Elephant Party and that we have all agreed to implement process we are going through now in order to select one of the four honourable men to lead us in our bid to retain power in 2024.
Insults, insinuation, attacks and fights, before, during and after the election should be avoided at all cost. An army that is divided doesn’t win wars.
In a meeting with the Party’s Election Committee Chairman, Prof. Mike Oquaye and his team, the Council informed him about reported cases of unfair treatment meted out to some contestants and urged him to have his committee work smoothly with the Electoral Commission and the Police Service to ensure discipline at all the 276 voting centres.
The Council urged strongly, ALL delegates to be law abiding on the Election Day. And for the remaining period left for campaigning we should desist from intimidations and hostile confrontations.
Candidates were prevailed upon to get their supporters to appreciate the fact the real struggle begins after the 4th of November.
The Council gives its untainted assurance that the 4th November will be free, fair, and transparent to the satisfaction of all and sundry.
The Council wishes to urge all party officials at all levels to not only be seen to be fair but also avoid any utterances that may in any way undermine the integrity of the election.
The Council extends its best wishes to all the contestants.
Whoever wins on that day will have to work with ALL of us.