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Muslims
to beware of those who will exploit religion to cause
confusion
Koforidua, Aug. 4, Ghanadot/GNA – Alhaji Abubakar Saddique
Boniface, Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing has
advised Muslims in the country not to allow themselves to be
used to cause confusion in the December elections.
He said this year’s election was a crucial one and since the
two parties, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New
Patriotic Party (NPP) were on a draw game and one wanted to
be declared the winner, the Muslim youth must not allow
themselves to be used in any way.
Alhaji Boniface who was speaking at the second Annual
General Meeting of the Eastern Regional House of Muslim
Chiefs and Imams at Koforidua at the weekend urged all those
who had no vote but were above 18 years to go and register.
He described the December elections, as a penalty shoot-out
between the NPP and the NDC “since they have each scored 2-2
and so we need people to vote for the NPP to ensure that the
penalties go in our favour”.
The Minister advised supporters of the NPP and NDC to see
themselves as members of different groups but partners whose
activities were critical to the consolidation of democracy.
He said there were about 365 Zongo communities in the
country and they contributed to development through their
activities such as security men and labourers at many
establishments and urged them to polish those activities
rather than allow themselves to be used as tools in
fomenting troubles in the society.
Alhaji Boniface later promised to give the Chiefs 100 bags
of cement to complete an office building project where they
could have their meetings.
Chief Abubakar Uman II, President of the House and Chairman
of the Zongo Community, said the Association was formed in
1991 to create a common platform for the Muslim leadership
in the region.
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