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Religious leaders urged not to fuel
animosity between political parties
Nkrankwanta (B/A), Dec. 31, Ghanadot/GNA - The Reverend John
Yeboah, Dormaa District Pastor of Assemblies of God Church,
has urged the leadership of religious organizations to
refrain from fuelling animosity among political parties in
the country.
Rev Yeboah, proprietor of God's Love International School at
Nkrankwanta noted "the apparent bias of some clergy towards
the unacceptable war of words that has rocked the political
terrain since the coming into effect of the 1992
Constitution".
He was speaking on: "The role of discipline in
nation-building" at the school's maiden Speech Day at
Nkrankwanta, near Dormaa Ahenkro.
"By virtue of our unique position in society, religious
leaders are expected to be neutral and dispassionate in our
contributions to matters bordering on partisan politics and
constantly bring groups and individuals to order where they
fall out of sequence", the pastor said.
Rev Yeboah said the prevailing practice by some key
politicians to subject their opponents to vile accusations
and vulgar language was not worth emulating by the youth, as
future leaders.
"The situation is not only impacting negatively on Ghana's
young democracy, but is also punching irreparable holes in
the nation's long-cherished discipline along which the youth
of today should hang", he added.
The pastor noted that the trend could only be reversed if
all facets of society were prepared to lend credence to
laid-down social etiquette upon which the nation's unity and
respect was founded.
He advised the youth to desist from blindly copying divisive
tendencies that had engulfed some political, religious and
traditional leaders whose aim was to put their personal
ambitions before the nation's interests.
Rev Yeboah stressed: "There must be a cut-off point for all
political vilifications and a melting point for divergent
views", adding, individual whims and caprices ranked next to
national interests.
GNA
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