The National Peace Council of Ghana is advising the clergy to be mindful of their words and actions in the lead-up to the 2024 general election to prevent any threats to peace in Ghana.
Speaking to the media on the sidelines of the 2024 Minister’s Conference of the Ghana Baptist Church, held on April 21, 2024, the Chairman of the Council, Rev. Dr. Ernest Adu-Gyamfi, said that the clergy lead over 70% of Ghana’s population and therefore play a critical role in ensuring that there is peace in the country.
He urged Christian leaders to refrain from making provocative statements on the pulpit.
“Every minister of the gospel will understand that we have a responsibility to protect the peace, stability, and unity of our country. And that whatever we do in this country, we must ensure that we maintain the peace, stability, and cohesion of our country.
“If 72% of us are Christians, then I expect that a lot of these people will be in the churches, and therefore pastors have a responsibility through their pulpit to
educate church members,” Rev Dr Adu-Gyamfi said.
The head of the Peace Council added, “Let’s avoid insults, cutting down people, and those things that, as it were, reduce people to nothing, and ensure that at the end of all these elections, Ghana will be peaceful and intact. Be careful what you say, be careful how you say it, and the environment in which those things are said.”
Source: Ghana Web