By Abraham Donkor
The Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education, NCCE, Madam Kathleen Addy, has challenged Ghanaians not to downplay issues that threaten our democracy.
She said the current political turbulence in the sub-region is a source of worry and a wake up call to Ghanaians to jealously guard the gains made in the democratic dispensation.
Madam Addy said this at the media launch of the 30th Anniversary celebration of the NCCE in Accra.
The National Commission for Civic Education, NCCE,is an independent Constitutional Commission set up under Article 231 of the 1992 Constitution. It works to promote and sustain democracy, and inculcate in the Ghanaian citizenry, the awareness of their rights and obligations through Civic education.
The Chairperson of the Commission, Madam Kathleen Addy in an address said since it’s inception in 1993,the NCCE which is the poorly funded state institution has held its own against the odds in delivering civic education to all Ghanaians towards sustaining Ghana’s democracy.
She added the anniversary is a “launch pad to work harder to ensure Ghana continues to champion democratic tenets among it’s peers”.
Madam Addy noted that although there are other existing threats there are some three that ought to be carefully tackled.
She identified economic hardship, monetization of politics, and the advent of fake news through social media as serious ones that have the tendency to destabilise the thriving democracy.
Touching on the theme of the anniversary which is “30 years of sustaining Ghana’s democracy through effective civic education”, the NCCE Chairperson said the Commission will continue to live up to its constitutional mandate.
Activities lined up for the NCCE @30 celebration include; media engagements, civic outreach programmes, a civic award ceremony and fun games.
There were solidarity messages from the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, CHRAJ,and the National Media Commission.
