Obiba Sly Collins has collaborated with an upcoming musician called Agbeshie to release another peace song titled ‘Asomdwe’ to promote peace, love and unity among Ghanaians before and after the December 7 general elections.
The yet-to-be released song, produced by Obiba Sly Coliins, is the third single released from his upcoming album titled ‘Reality’, due for official release later this year.
Sly Collins explained that his latest single is aimed at educating the citizenry to desist from violence during and after the general elections, as well as to drum home further the need for all to contribute to peaceful elections in Ghana.
In the song, he urged all stakeholders to make elections competitive based on issues to enable electorates to understand them and cast their vote accordingly.
“We all have the responsibility to ensure that conflict is prevented. National elections are not going to be the bedrock upon which the peace of the country is going to be sacrificed,” he reiterated.
Sly Collins pointed out that for the country to remain peaceful, political parties need to propagate peaceful messages to their supporters despite differences in political ideologies, adding, “We must live in peace.”
Since the 1990s, veteran musician Obiba Sly Collins has been consistent in composing songs which call on Ghanaians to tolerate one another’s political views during electioneering seasons.
“Asomdwe is the official song I composed and recorded to usher in my upcoming peace tour dubbed ‘Ghana + Peace’. The need for us to promote peace this year is very important. We should not blow the peace trumpet only in an election year. Peace and love is needed at all times,” Sly Collins mentioned.
By George Clifford Owusu