According to the gospel musician, she is on the side of peace because the 2016 general election is a crucial one, and in order to minimize the tension in the country, there is then the need for every citizen to preach and practice peace.
According to her, peace is a key factor for the development of any country. It is therefore important for all leaders of political parties, high profile personalities, organizations, churches to preach peace and advocate against speeches and actions that could jeopardize the stability of the country during the election period.
In line with this, the two time gospel artiste of the year nominee, known for hit song ‘Wafom Kwan’, has embarked on a project dubbed ‘Patience Nyarko Peace Project’ to help minimize the tension currently surrounding the elections by preaching the message peace to Ghanaians.
She said: “I am proudly Ghanaian and I stand for peace. Peace is all we want us a nation, without peace there is no sustainable development. So it is important for us to persevere and ensure peace and stability during elections”
She also explained that the ‘Patience Nyarko Peace Project’ aims at spreading the message of peace in schools, churches and conferences across the ten regions of Ghana. At every point of the peace tour, Patience Nyarko educates participants on the need to maintain peace during and after the November/December elections and the importance to desist from election violence.
As part of the peace project, the sensational gospel musician has released a peace song dubbed ‘Ye Pe Asomdwe’ which is the theme song for her peace campaign. The song talks about some of the important ideals necessary for a peaceful election.
The song and the music video is already receiving huge airplay on the major radio and TV stations in the country and it’s gradually becoming a favourite peace song for elections 2016.
