IT IS AGAINST LAW TO DEFACE PARAPHERNALIA (PAGE 16)

THE Commander of the Airborne Force Detachment in Wa, Lieutenant Michael Siaw Amoah, has reminded Ghanaians that it is against the law of the country to deface the paraphernalia of any political party.
He noted that acts of destroying posters or flags of opposing political parties would not increase the votes of any political party, but would rather inflame passions.
Lieutenant Amoah, therefore, appealed to all to live in harmony with one another before, during and after the 2008 elections.
“Destroying the posters of other parties is against the law, and one can be arrested for doing that,” he stressed, saying election, like football, has both winners and losers.
Lieutenant Amoah was speaking at the inauguration of a nine-member peace contact group for Wa in the Upper West Region.
The programme, which was sponsored by the UNDP, is a municipal peace initiative, which had the objective of promoting peace during and after the 2008 general election.
The group comprises representatives of the various royal gates, religious groups, political parties and other youth organisations in the region.
The Executive Secretary of the National Media Commission, Mr George Sarpong, who chaired the function, said security personnel were needed to promote peace, and not to oppress people.
Mr Sarpong advised the youth of the various royal gates in Wa to endeavour to document the history surrounding their lineages in order to build their confidence.
This, he said, would empower them to deal with each other peacefully after careful reflections, when the issues on successions arose.
Other speakers include the Deputy Upper West Regional Police Commander, ACP Augustine Gyening, and the Regional Head of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Mr Kofi Adam.