On the referendum day, members of the district assemblies and unit committees will be elected.
Archbishop Kwofie promised support by availing Church resources for civic education ahead of the referendum saying, “Our network of parishes and out-stations across the country will continue to provide platforms and opportunities for awareness creation and discussion on the merits and demerits of the proposals.”
“In the months of October and November, the Catholic Church (will work) in collaboration with the national commission for civic education, electoral commission, the Christian council of Ghana, the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic council, the Muslim community, civil society organizations and traditional authorities,” Archbishop Kwofie announced in his statement to the participants in the unveiling of the sensitization initiative.
The interreligious collaboration for civic education, Archbishop Kwofie noted, “will intensify the sensitization of the people on the referendum in all cities, towns and villages in Ghana since the government and its institutions alone cannot do it.”
Organized by the directorate of good governance of Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) with funding from the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, the sensitization initiative has the purpose of enlightening people about the December 17 constitutional referendum.
The participants at the sensitization launch were drawn from all the 20 dioceses in Ghana and were expected to return to their respective dioceses to sensitize the faithful.
Speaking about his impressions as a participant towards the October 4 event, Mr. Richard Forghor from the Damongo diocese told ACI Africa correspondent, “I consider today's diocesan launch as part of our efforts to keep the momentum in the campaign towards getting people to come out in their large numbers to vote in the upcoming referendum and to participate in the district level elections.”
“Many people are unaware of the upcoming referendum which is (in) less than three months away hence a lot of education is needed,” Mr. Forghor said.
“We shall do our best to get the message across using our Church structures with the support of our parish coordinators,” Mr. Forghor added.
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