Michael Donyina Mensah, Executive Director of the Centre for Public Opinion and Awareness (CenPOA), has warned that any attempt by a politician, group, or individual to encourage people to vote based on tribal and religious sentiments poses a threat to Ghana's democracy.
He argued that if we continue to play the tribal and religious cards in our elections, Ghana's development will be stalled.
He claimed that research has shown that campaigning along those lines denies people the necessary transformation to improve their living conditions.
He said it also denies us an opportunity to elect competent, accountable, credible and leaders with integrity to lead the country. "Voting along tribal and religious lines is unhealthy and detrimental to our development and democracy.