On Sunday, President John Dramani Mahama concluded his three-day campaign tour of the Eastern Region with a plea to supporters of the National Democratic Congress to tolerate their political opponents. “[A] political campaign is not about the number of insults you can churn out, neither is it about attacking your political opponents, but it is all about how you package your ideas and issues to make them acceptable to the electorate”, he said. President Mahama, who was addressing a rally at Abirem, said victory in the 2012 general election was already staring the NDC in the face and that there was no need to engage in fruitless attacks and violence that could destabilize the peace Ghana is enjoying. “It is often said that in every football match, it is normally the weaker teams that create troubles to end the match, but we in NDC are already winners and there is no need engaging in activities and tendencies that can derail our smooth democratic dispensation,” he explained. During his three-day tour of the Eastern Region, President Mahama outlined the NDC’s development plan for the next four years, inspected and inaugurated development projects, interacted with party supporters and held meetings with the powerful regional party members. The President called on Ghanaians to overcome their differences and exercise unity in the face of adversity. “There is no need to continue pointing out that we are Gonjas, Dagombas, Ashantis, Fantis or Ewes, but what we need now is to see ourselves as Ghanaians with a common destiny ready to fight the ills of society such as poverty, disease, illiteracy and hunger,” he reiterated. President Mahama assured the crowd that he would do everything under his purview as the President of the Republic to ensure that like the last five elections, this one is peaceful.