The Kadjebi District office of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has embarked on a programme to educate the citizens on their human rights and freedoms in the wake of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and cholera . This is in accordance with chapter five of the 1992 Constitution.
Speaking at one of such programmes at Poase Cement, the District Director of the NCCE, Mr Daniel Agbesi Latsu, appealed to Ghanaians to respect the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of others, and refrain from engaging in acts that were detrimental to the welfare of other persons.
Mr Latsu said in a free and democratic society, every person, whether a citizen or not, had certain rights and freedoms which needed to be protected and respected because of his or her status as a human being.
He said the state should not take such rights away or overlook their denial since they were birthrights.
Mr Latsu, who spoke on the topic: “Tolerance and Respect for Human Rights”, called on the citizenry to tolerate each other’s views and eschew inflammatory statements in order to sustain the prevailing peace in the country, stressing that the road to the present stable democratic dispensation had been long and difficult.
He said in as much as citizens had rights, they also had a civic duty to pay taxes, work for national unity, protect and preserve public property, defend the nation and render national service, protect and safeguard the environment, and also promote the welfare of the communities in which they lived .
A principal field officer of the NCCE, Ms Janet Obido, advised them to wash their hands with soap and water before eating, cooking or after visiting the toilet in order to not contract cholera .
Ms Obido also cautioned them against eating cold food that had been exposed to dust and flies since cholera is transmitted through contaminated water or food.
She also appealed to them to protect themselves and their families from the deadly EVD by avoiding direct contact with body fluid of persons showing signs of Ebola.
Ms Obido also advised them to not touch or handle dead or live animals such as bats and monkeys with their bare hands.
The assembly member for Poase Cement electoral area, Mr Eric Klutse, thanked the management and staff of the NCCE for the programme, which was so dear to the community.
He appealed to the electorate to observe good personal hygiene in order to not contract cholera and other deadly diseases, since “prevention is better than cure.”
Similar programmes have been held at Gyamonome, Ketepii, Wawaso, Mempeasem and Menuso in the Kadjebi District.
