Politics of Wednesday, 5 August 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comYour insults only increasing your chances of losing elections - Politicians warnedplay videoSenior Lecturer, Political Science Department at University of Ghana - Dr Seidu AliduA senior lecturer and political analyst at the University of Ghana, has cautioned parties indulged in incensed language and detrimental speech against their opponents to refrain from such or risk losing any chances of winning. He also noted that rational voters abandon abusive political parties and become suspicious of their true intentions even after the party(ies) repents. Dr Seidu Alidu was speaking at a forum organized by the Media for West Africa themed: Engagement with political party communicators on issues-based and decent language campaign. In recent times, politicians have been reprimanded for openly engaging in barrage of attacks at their opponents on media platforms. But the political science lecturer believes that for politicians to stand a chance of winning in the elections, they need to project policy-based issues and what their candidates have in stock for the citizenry.

Source: GhanaWeb August 05, 2020 16:41 UTC