The Secretary to the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Lucille Hewlett Annan, has urged the clergy to eschew partisan politics and election prophecies to help prevent tension in the country ahead of the 2024 general elections.
According to her, pulpit politics and election prophecies create tension that has the tendency to cause problems if not avoided.
Hewlett Annan, who represented the chairperson of the NCCE, Kathleen Addy, said this at the 2nd consultative forum of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Western West Africa Episcopal District (WWAED) at Winneba in the Central Region on October 24, 2024.
The three-day event is on the theme "Election 2024: The Role of the Church in Enhancing the Electoral Process and Fostering Peace," and is being attended by about 600 participants, including preachers, laymen, and laywomen from across the country.