General News of Wednesday, 7 September 2016Source: 3news.comThe biggest threat to election 2016 is our 'language' - Dr. AningDr. Kwesi AningWith barely three months to Ghana’s 2016 general elections, it has emerged that “the issue of language is potentially the most dangerous threat to this year’s elections”, thus according to the Director of Research at the Kofi Annan Peacekeeping and Training Center (KAIPTC). Dr. Kwesi Aning further indicated that political parties have flouted inherent laws and regulations intended to guide their utterances, especially communicators of those parties. He said a research by the KAIPTC showed that “it is politically profitable to be perceived to be abusive and threatening. He bemoaned the lack of will power on the part of leaders of political parties to punish persons who go contrary to expected decorous language especially in the political space. He also cautioned the media to be circumspect in the content they churn out especially in this season when politicians may try to use all kinds of means to canvass for votes.

Source: GhanaWeb September 07, 2016 12:45 UTC