The Daily Graphic says the camaraderie displayed by the Presidential candidates of the four major political parties in Tamale should assure Ghanaians of a violence free election.  The paper is pleased that all stakeholders in the election are working to safeguard the integrity of the polls adding that, all eyes are now on the electorate to exercise their franchise in peace and harmony.  The Graphic calls on all to rally support for the candidates to help Ghana ’s young democracy to succeed.

The Crusading Guide writes on the aftermath of the second Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) debate.  It reminds Ghanaians that this is not the time to heap insults on candidates and urged the electorate to learn a lesson from the way the four participants were able to sit together and engage in the presentation of divergent views on national challenges.

The Heritage is worried about division among churches over whether or not to hold church services on Election Day.  The paper says while some of the churches have decided to hold services on Saturday others plan to hold brief services on Sunday before members go to exercise their franchise. The Heritage appeals to churches to communicate any adjustments to their service programmes to members early.

"They pledge peace, but they are not the problem" is how the Accra Daily Mail captions its editorial. According to the paper, it is reassuring that the four presidential candidates felt the pulse of the nation and have therefore allayed the people’s fears by pledging peaceful elections. The paper believes in their promise because, they are four gentlemen with no history of violence and would, by themselves, not countenance any violent acts from their supporters. The paper urges the presidential candidates not to end there, but use the full force of their political authority to restrain their supporters from any acts that will mar the elections.

The Ghanaian Times echoes calls on the media to exercise caution, especially the tendency to compromise on facts, objectivity and balance in their commentary on political activities during this year’s electioneering. According to the paper, the dangerous practice of exhibiting freedom of speech so long as any citizen has enough phone units to make a call to a radio station in the middle of a discussion programme should be devoid of insults.  It calls on politicians who are invited to radio stations to preach nothing but peace.