Stakeholders for Peace International (SFPI) has commissioned ‘Bastions of Peace’ – a group of individuals selected to ensure the sustenance of peace in Ghana before, during, and after the December presidential election.

Respected members of the group include Captain Nkrabeah Effah-Dartey (Rtd), Paramount Chief and President of Owirenkyi Traditional Council, Ehunabobrim Prah Agyensem, and Vice President of the National House of Chiefs, Daasebre Kwebu Ewusi.

‘Peace was a priceless commodity; the most priceless asset for economic development and prosperity that we must protect’, said interim General Secretary of the organisation, Captain Effah-Dartey.

‘We the stakeholders for Peace International have come to pursue just one objective, pursuit, promotion, and preservation of peace’.

As for Ewusi, he said that the chiefs in the country held the peace of the country in high esteem, and would do everything possible to sustain it before, during and after the election.

Agyensem said all stakeholders must play their roles in promoting peace in Ghana by avoiding utterances that could ignite violence.

Former President John Mahama of National Democratic Congress (NDC) will be challenging President Nana Akufo-Addo of New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the most powerful office in Ghana on 07 December, 2020.

Source: Ghanaian Times

Photo source: Ben Sutherland