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March 11, 2016
Moderator expresses concern about
divisions in Ghana
Tamale, Nov. 20, GNA - The Right-Reverend Yaw Frimpong-Manso,
Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, has expressed
concern about the gradual political partisanship and
ethnocentric groupings in the country.
"Our nation is gradually being divided on political
partisanship and ethnocentric groupings, a division which
seems to be a dangerous trap that we are setting for
ourselves," he said.
Rt-Rev Frimpong-Manso explained that the current trends of
bitter chieftaincy disputes, political partisanship and
ethnocentrism, which had led to rancour, would not help the
nation, more especially, with the involvement of the youth
in such divisive tendencies.
He was addressing a large congregation of Presbyterian
faithful to mark the 50th anniversary of the Northern
Presbytery of the Church in Tamale on Sunday.
The anniversary was on the theme: "Presbyterian Church of
Ghana, 50 years of ministry in Northern Ghana".
Rt-Rev Frimpong-Manso said the anniversary was being
celebrated at a time when the people, the Church and the
nation were battling for answers to the numerous problems
that had plagued the Ghanaian society.
He tasked the Church to take up the challenge by using the
gospel to change the people for the good of the country,
saying that the Church must provide every opportunity for
every individual in the society to transform.
"It is sad that most of our local churches often go astray
in performing this duty. They become obsessed with political
agenda, either on the right or the left".
The Moderator reminded the Presbyterian faithful that Christ
came to transform society not through political action but
with his life.
"His plan was to change society by transforming the
individuals in that society by giving them a new heart, a
new spirit and a new orientation and this is why your
presbytery must take the Great Commission seriously to let
the gospel have a great impact on the lives of the people".
Mr William Ofori Boafo, Deputy Minister of Defence, said the
Northern Presbytery had provided health, educational and
agricultural institutions for the people, which had
facilitated development and growth despite disruptive events
in some parts of the three Northern Regions.
Mr Boafo said these developments had not only uplifted the
holistic needs of the people but had also enhanced the
manpower base and human resources development of these
regions.
He urged the Church to help in eradicating poverty,
ignorance and squalor among the people and instil strong
morals and disciplines in them.
The Deputy Defence Minister urged the Church to use its
evangelistic work to promote and sustain peace, security,
stability, development and growth in the communities.
"It is sad that even though Ghana can boast of many
Christians, we still continue to experience social vices
such as corruption, ethnic conflicts, armed robbery, moral
decadence and indiscipline, indicating that our evangelistic
work has not had the desired impact", he said.
Mr Boafo appealed to the Church to take advantage of
government's programmes such as the National Health
Insurance Scheme, the Millennium Challenge Account and the
Poverty Reduction Programme to impact effectively on the
lives of the people of Northern Ghana.
GNA
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