Agona Asafo Traditional Council bans political campaigns

The Agona Asafo Traditional Council has banned political campaigns in the area to ensure peace and tranquillity before, during and after the December 7, 2024, polls.

The Council said it had monitored closely and observed with grave concern, the “beating of war drums,” insults and abusive language being traded by the two main political parties; the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC) at the various information centres.

Nana Yamfo Asuako XII, the President of the Council, made this known to the media after he met the representatives of the NPP and NDC at Asafo in the Agona East Constituency of the Central Region.

Nana Asuako, also the Chief of Agona Asafo, said the rate at which the NPP and NDC were trading insults and character assassination on the air waves could breach the peace in the town.

The Chief said he would not sit unconcerned for any political upheaval to erupt before the Council members would run helter-skelter to find an antidote.

He hinted that politics was truly the context of ideas and issue-based campaigns and not necessarily accusations and casting of insinuations against each other that would not bring any transformation or human development.

Nana Asuako, also the Nifahene of Agona Nyakrom Traditional Area, expressed optimism that political party supporters would comply with the directive given by the Traditional Council to promote peace.

The President of the Council said the two major political parties shall exercise greatest decorum in their quest to canvas for votes, but that

should not give them license to beat war drums which members of the council would not tolerate.

The Chief of Agona Asafo noted that, as custodians of the land, they would continue to ensure that peace continued to prevail in the town and the nation.

Nana Asuako, therefore, called on the two major political parties to be focused and build campaign messages to inspire and motivate their supporters, including floating voters to make the rightful choices in the December 7 elections.