2024 General Elections: Avoid Using Social Media Platforms To Engage In Politics Of Insult And Character Assassination—Ogyeahoho Gyebi II Warns
The prominent traditional ruler is particularly concerned over the potential impact of such deceptive tactics on this year’s crucial general elections, calling for proactive measures to counteract these political threats.
Freeman Koryekpor 
President of National House of Chiefs (NHCs) who doubles as Paramount Chief of Sefwi Anhwiaso Traditional Area in the Western North Region, Ogyeahoho Nana Yaw Gyebi II,has issued a warning about the imminent danger posed by extensive misinformation and disinformation campaigns, as the country gears up for the 2024 general elections.
The prominent traditional ruler is particularly concerned over the potential impact of such deceptive tactics on this year’s crucial general elections, calling for proactive measures to counteract these political threats.
"I sending this caution message to those individuals who had themselves of using social media platforms to engage in politics of insults, name calling, character assisnation as well as attacking integrity of potential political candidates that it is a high time for them to stop these behaviours.
"Let us all involved in the country's electoral process, to prioritise the establishment of a peaceful and transparent environment for the upcoming 2024 general elections to show to the people in the whole world that in Ghana we have successfully held nine peaceful,fair and transparent elections," Ogyeahoho Gyebi II further advised.
Ogyeahoho Gyebi II who doubles as the President of the Sefwi Anhwiaso Traditional
Council issued these warnings when he was addressing his people during a successful health walk he organized to mark father's Day celebration on Sunday June 16, 2024 in his traditional area.
Many chiefs, queen-mothers, market men and women, commercial drivers, workers, students and farmers have actively taken part in the walk which has backed the Ogyeahoho Gyebi II's vision to bring peace and unity to the people in his traditional area.
Addressing the teeming residents who took part in the walk, the prominent traditional ruler urged the mothers to continue to educate their children about the various responsibilities being undertaken by their fathers by way of putting food on their table and paying their school feels..
"If the mothers could do this it would make their children to know that their fathers are responsible for putting food on their table and and paying their school fees. This would enable the children to give gross respect to their fathers," the paramount chief advised.
Describing himself as development oriented paramount chief in the area,Ogyeahoho Gyebi II indicated his commitment to continue to support his people and institutions in his traditional area to grow.
As the 2024 general elections gather momentum,Ogyeahoho Gyebi II entreated youth not to engage in any political act that would tarnish and bring the image of Ghana into disrepute and public ridicule.
Rather, the traditional ruler stressed the
need for the youth to remain tolerant and
help redeem the image of the country and cautioned them against being used as agents by the politicians to disrupt the electioneering processes in the country.
Ogyeahoho Gyebi II noted that the youth could do this if they remained bold and resisted pressure and attempts by politicians and political parties who might approach and lure them with goodies and use them as the tools to fornent unnecessary trouble during, before and after the 2024 polls.
Speaking further, Ogyeahoho Gyebi II cautioned politicians of the various political parties to embark on clean campaigns devoid of insults and character assassination.
"Your vote in the 2024 polls is one, and that we must all make sure to do what would bring peace and unity in the country before, during and after 2024 polls.
"You should all engage in clean electioneering campaigns and that when you had been have voted to win political power, that would enable the people to accept you in a good faith. Our campaign talks should be message of hope and not message of insults and name calling," the paramount chief further warned.
According to the traditional ruler who is very passionate about the peace and unity, ensuring free and fair elections is crucial to preventing a recurrence of the violence that marred past elections.
“Electoral violence is expensive and should be avoided at all costs. We have only one country. That is Ghana," he stressed.
Ghanaians will be going to the polls on December 7 2024 to elect a new president and Members of Parliament.
