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*The Parliamentary Candidate for Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency, on the ticket of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), William Dowokpor, has observed that, ensuring a peaceful December 2012 general elections is as much the responsibility of the ordinary Ghanaian and the youth as it is the political parties and contestants.*

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*He said “there will be peace before, during and after the December elections if ordinary Ghanaians, especially the youth, who constitute an overwhelming majority of the electorate, take a stand to punish or reward contesting parties and candidates based on their adherence to the dictates of the 2012 political parties code of conduct”.*

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*William Dowokpor observed that the proverbial “Ordinary Ghanaian” had the power to compel political parties and their activists to conduct themselves in a peaceful manner; “if all the religious groups praying for peace, civil society groups preaching and walking for peace would take a stand and send this clear signal that we the ordinary people will reject candidates and parties engaged in violence at the polls, no one will throw a stick or a stone at any one in this election year”. *

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*The PPP candidate gave the charge when he addressed members of the Ghana Prisons Children Youth Association (GPCYA) after a “Peace Walk” in support of peaceful elections in the country, over the weekend.*

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*He charged the electorate to be assertive in determining that good people with a deep understanding of good governance, who walked the talk of integrity and incorruptible leadership, were elected in the upcoming elections. “*

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