A former General Secretary of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Ohene Ntow wants Ghanaian politicians to eschew what he calls \u201cneedless suspicions\u201d and put the interest of the nation above their parochial interest.<\/p>\n
This, according to him, is because members of a political party who are deemed to be flirting with other parties are treated as enemies in their own parties.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”QAnswZEFNFdHsVM1ZVFVOL2GWNveMa6g”]The practice to him, defeats the trust and consolidation of democracy promoted through interparty dialogue.<\/p>\n
Speaking at a joint symposium on interparty dialogue which gathered experiences from Kenya, Zimbabwe, Uganda and Ghana at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), the former NPP General Secretary asked politicians to \u00a0work together to promote the development of the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe as political leaders must decide that we represent something bigger than our various political parties. Indeed we represent the very destiny and future of our societies and so therefore we want to take a cause that will provide a more cohesive and more united society for the future and that we will not allow our various political interests as political parties \u00a0or even as individual politicians to stand in the way of the future of our various societies,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will only depend on our own commitment and sense of obligation to our societies that we are doing this not for ourselves alone but for the futures of our societies.”<\/p>\n
Mr. Ohene Ntow’s concerns come days after the\u00a0Catholic Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra, Gabriel Charles\u00a0Palmer-Buckle expressed disappointment over the nature of national debates which he said were\u00a0extremely partisan.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSometimes when you hear political discourse, you feel a little bit sad because you ask yourself is that why we voted for Parliamentarians there?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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