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President Mills urges the religious bodies to preach virtues
Wa, May 31, Ghanadot/GNA-
President John Evans Atta Mills on Saturday urged religious
leaders to preach virtues of love, honesty, transparency and
unity to dissuade people from engaging in criminal and corrupt
practices.
He said the rising crime rate in society needed a religious
intervention to complement the laid down rules and regulations
to ensure good governance and rapid socio-economic development.
President Mills made the call when he met members of the
Christian Council of Ghana as part of his two-day visit to the
Upper West Region.
The President also visited the Wa Muslim Chief Imam Alhaji
Issahaque Yakubu and Maulvi of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission,
Maulvi Mohammed Yassin.
The President said, as religious leaders, they had a stake in
moulding the characters of the youth by constantly keeping in
touch with them through the word of God that could allow them
contribute meaningfully to national development.
“We as a government, we know where we are going and we know how
to get there, but without your interventions through prayers, we
may not be able to achieve those goals in society”.
Apostle Anthony Ekuban, leader of the pastors that met the
President said the perennial drifting of northerners to the
southern parts of the country was affecting their work as most
of their church members left without returning.
He therefore appealed to President Mills to consider
constructing more dams to engage the youth during dry seasons
and consequently put an end to the migration of the youth from
the north to south for non-existent jobs.
Apostle Ekuban also appealed to the President to work on the
road network in the region to facilitate the movement of pastors
to evangelize more people in the rural areas of the region.
Also at the meeting were, Mr. Cletus Avoka, Minister of
Interior, Lieutenant General Joe Smith, Minister of defence, Mr.
Benjamin Kunbour, Deputy Minister Of Health, Mr.Mohamud Khalid,
Upper West Regional Minister, Mr. Asiedu Nketia, General
Secretary of the National Democratic Congress and Mr. Malik
Issahaku, Upper West Regional Chairman of National Democratic
Congress.
GNA
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