General News of Tuesday, 26 November 2019Source: ghananewsagency.org'Stop attacking NCCE officials on referendum'NCCE logoThe National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has advised the public to stop the political colouration of its activities in relation to the December 17 Referendum and District Level Elections (DLEs). It said the incessant unsavory personality attacks were often targeted to impugn the reputation of the Commission with unfounded political allegations aimed at creating disaffection among the populace. Giving accounts of his personal ordeal, he revealed how some politicians in the two major political parties had maligned him with verbal assaults and doubted his professionalism, neutrality and integrity as a civic educator. "Community development require development-oriented people to represent their constituents, therefore you must elect knowledgeable, capable and competent persons as assembly members," he said. A successful amendment of Article 55 (3) will make room for political parties to sponsor candidates for District Assemblies and Lower Local Government units.

Source: GhanaWeb November 25, 2019 20:15 UTC