As Ghana inches closer to the most anticipated December general elections, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for West Gonja Municipality Karimu Musah Kusubari has called on residents across the Northern part of Ghana to eschew violence.
He said they should continue to live in peace and unity before, during, and after the 2024 elections.
He urged qualified voters to come out in their numbers to exercise their franchise.
Karimu Musah Kusubari was speaking during the 2024 National Farmers Day event held in Larabanga in the Savannah Region of Ghana.
He reminded the citizens of the importance of the upcoming elections, emphasizing that each vote counts in shaping Ghana’s future.
“I want to use this platform to remind every one of us that the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections will take place on 7th December 2024 across the country,” he said.
The MCE cautioned against actions that could destabilize the nation.
“We only have one Ghana and one president at a time, and so we should not allow anyone to use us to foment troubles,”.
Noting that “In this year’s election, we are getting a Northern President, and so we should not allow anything to deny Ghana that opportunity”.
He called for a collective sense of responsibility and urged them to prioritize peace over partisanship.
“Let us put our love for one another ahead of any other thing and see our democracy grow from strength to strength,” he reinforced.
The MCE closed his remarks with a rallying call for citizens to exercise their civic duty: “Let us come out in our numbers on that day to exercise our civic duty and rights for the development of mother Ghana.”
The Farmers Day celebration held annually across the Country is meant to celebrate the contributions of Ghanaian farmers and to also serve as a reflection point for stakeholders.
Items presented to awardees include Bicycles, NPK fertilizer, cutlasses, cement, Nap sacks, motorbikes, tricycles, etc.
In all, 48 farmers in the municipality were awarded. Abdulia Hassan was adjudged as the Municipal Best Farmer of the year.
He received a Tricycle, a box of weedicides, wood, 2 pipes, 2 cutlasses, 1 knapsack and 1 Wellington boot.
Fusheini Adam’s was adjourned 1st runner up and was awarded with a Moto bike, weedicides, 1 Knap sack, 2 cutlasses, 2 bags of N.P.K and 1 Wellington boots.
Iddi Inmurana was second runner. He got a motor bike and some farm equipment.
This year’s theme was “Building Climate Resilient Agriculture for sustainable Food Security.”
