CHURCHES PRAY FOR PEACEFUL ELECTIONS (PAGE 28)

Churches and Religious organisations in the Tema Metropolitan area have held prayers to seek God’s intervention for peaceful elections in the forthcoming Presidential and Parliamentary elections on December 7, 2008.
They also prayed that Ghanaians elect the right people to move the nation towards prosperity and not self seekers, who will want to feed on national resources.
The General Overseer of the Full Gospel Church International, Reverend Samuel Mensah, prayed that the lord gives Ghanaians a God-fearing president and parliamentarians, to govern the nation and meet the basic needs of the people.
He said elections were about Ghanaians, their families and their future and, therefore, any mistake made today would go a long way to negatively affect the lives of the people.
Rev. Mensah, who focused his sermon on the need for peaceful elections said Ghanaians must vote for persons of integrity and not parties considering the fact that the December Elections was not about any party.
He urged the congregation to examine the qualities of the candidates before casting their votes on election day.
Rev. Mensah said chosen candidates must be people who had the capabilities to handle the internal security of the country, fight indiscipline, raise the sinking image of Ghana and the purchasing power of the people.
He said the oil find should not be a curse to the nation as happened in other oil producing countries and that Ghanaians will need to be adequately trained to take up positions and ensure serenity in the labour front.
Rev. Mensah said that was the only way to bring sanity into the system in order that no one was aggrieved to rise up against the government.
He said that was the main reason why the people would need to elect a leader, who will be sensitive to their plight and also be a listening government.