[ 2012-04-26 ]

The peace marchers

Hundreds march for peace in Accra
Hundreds of people from all walks of life Thursday
participated in a peace march in Accra to drum
home the need for peace during and after elections
2012.

Under the aegis of the Forum for Governance and
Justice (FGJ) and bearing placards some of which
appealed for peace and condemned hate speeches,
the marchers walked from the Kwame Nkrumah Circle
through Adabraka, TUC, National Theatre and the
Ministries before ending at the Arts Centre.

Some of the placards read; Say yes to Peace, Ghana
belongs to God, Say no to Hate Speech, Ghana will
not die, say no to terrorism, No genocide in
Ghana, Kennedy Agyapong please don’t kill us and
Ghanaians are one people.

Ahead of the peace march, the organizers had
explained that given the gravity of the statements
made by Assin North MP, Kennedy Agyapong in his
controversial comments for which he is facing
criminal charges, and the potential it holds for
the commission of serious crimes against humanity
such as genocide, ethnic cleansing and civil
strife, the FGJ said “condemnation alone would not
be enough to drum home the need to eschew such
conduct.

“Therefore, as part of our contribution towards
mobilising Ghanaians to reject hate-speech and
incitement to violence”, the FGJ said it intended
to hold a series of activities, including a public
forum in Accra and the peace march.

Addressing the marchers, Convener, Forum for
Governance and Justice - Ghana, Clement Apaak,
advised participants not to buy into the
deceptions of any politician to engage in violence
or warmongering.

He also hinted the peace march could be extended
to other parts of the country to help bring down
the political tension.

Source - MyjoyOnline

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