President John Mahama has asked Christians to intercede for the nation in order to ensure the hand of God in the elections and therefore maintain peace in the country.
He made this remark when he addressed Christian leaders at a meeting at the Castle, Osu.
The meeting which was dubbed Breakfast Devotion saw several Ministers of God across the country gather at the forecourt of the castle.
In the President’s opening address, he shared with the Ministers his experience with God and also promised to consult them for guidance.
“We all are the same in Christendom. It doesn’t matter what denomination you go to, whether you’re Assemblies of God or ICGC… whatever, for us, there’s one binding faith, and that is our love for God and our recognition of God as the almighty and the creator.
“And so that is why I think that we should bond together and continue to work together."
I will continue to rely on you for good counsel as long as I am in leadership because I think it’s important to be guided by faith and to put God in leadership so that he guides your steps in the direction that you need to go.”
Touching on the recent acrimony between some officials of the ruling National Democratic Congress and some religious leaders, President John Mahama indicated that he reveres religious leaders in the country.
He said “I salute every man of God who preaches a sermon in this country… to have the type of anointing to interpret God’s word is completely different business.”
The President’s meeting with the Ministers comes in the wake of events that have transpired between some NDC functionaries and the General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church, Dr. Mensah Otabil.
An audio tape containing the voice of Dr. Mensah Otabil was played in a campaign advert for the NDC and this was met by a barrage of criticisms, of which the General Overseer released a statement to implore the party officials to desist from using his voice to foster their political ambitions.
Dr. Otabil appealed to President John Mahama to call the perpetrators, which he described as “surrogates” within the NDC, to order.
President John Mahama speaking to the Ministers of God at the Castle on Wednesday noted that he harboured no grudges against any religious leader in the country.
He also advised Ghanaians to be tolerant of one another’s faith in order to ward off any mayhem and therefore enhance national development.
Source: Adu Gyamfi Ameyaw
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