[ 2012-06-01 ]

Rev. Dr. Fred Deegbe, General Secretary of the Christian council

Give 'Machomen' a chance in December polls - Deegbe
The Christian Council of Ghana says it wonders why
members of the Machomen for Peace are not been
considered for any role in ensuring that the
upcoming general elections are conducted in a
secured atmosphere.

According to the council, despite the suspicions
that could shroud the group and its members, it
will not be out of place to consider engaging them
and other groups for the sake of a peaceful
electoral process.

The Electoral Commission and other parties have
declined using the Machomen for Peace and
Development to beef up security at the various
polling stations on Election Day.

The Christian Council of Ghana has also set up a
group of eminent persons to ensure issues that
fuelled tension in the 2008 elections are not
repeated in the upcoming December elections.

Speaking on Breakfast XYZ, the General Secretary
of the Christian council, Reverend Dr. Fred Deegbe
said stakeholders may have to assess and consider
the role all groups prepared to ensure peace in
the December polls.

“This is a very interesting country, these are
Machomen who say we want to work for peace and
maybe people are suspicious of them, somebody
should give them a chance” Mr. Deegbe said.

He added “maybe we should all look at them and
see how best we can use them. Some of the things
they want to do, grab ballot boxes and all that,
those are the domain of the Police but what else
can they do. We should look at them because they
are all part of civil society groups who want to
help”.

Source - RadioXYZonline.com

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