A former District Chief Executive (DCE) for Tain in the Bono region, Charity Akua Foriwaa Dwommoh has observed that political pluralism is the sure way to ensure the effective development of the country.

She noted that under such a system, people from the various political divides have the right to freely express their opinions on every subject matter that is up for discussion and make suggestions for the progress of Ghana.

Madam Dwommoh, however, pointed out that some unscrupulous politicians have taken undue advantage of the current political dispensation where free speech is guaranteed to verbally attack their political opponents and malign them without any evidence.

She indicated that certain political activists, notably the up-and-coming ones professing to be political analysts and social commentators, move from one radio station to the other to hurl insults at their opponents in the name of freedom of speech instead of contributing meaningfully to the main topic under discussion.

Speaking with JoyNews at Seikwa in the Tain District of the Bono region, the former Tain DCE said it is sad and pathetic to hear young people openly engaged in abusive language on some FM radio stations and in the print media.

She indicated that what is more worrisome, in most cases, is the fact that the hosts of some of the programmes seem not to care about the gross indiscipline exhibited by their insulting panellists.

According to her, the hosts allowed them to do their own thing, adding that some other persons have also manifested the same character during phone-in segments of political discussions.

Madam Dwommoh emphasised that presenting constructive criticisms is the best and surest way to move the country forward rather than resorting to making libellous and scandalous statements about people, especially those in official positions and other political bigwigs.

She, therefore, appealed to the chiefs and other opinion leaders in the various communities, especially in the Tain district, to impress upon the youth to show a high sense of respect for the elderly who have generally contributed their quota towards the level of the current development of the country.