National Prayer and Thanksgiving Held
Audrey Micah, Ghanadot

Accra, Feb 2, Ghanadot - Election 2008 was described by both politicians and Ghanaians as crucial, but yet again, Ghana was to emerge, from all the challenges that the election brought to her, in one piece. The National Prayer and Thanksgiving Service was to express appreciation to God for peaceful elections.

The service attracted government appointees, the clergy and members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

Reverend Esatwood Anaba, General Overseer of the Fountain Gate Chapel said diverse political opinions should not divide the country.

He called on the younger generation to follow the examples of Jesus Christ who came to unite humanity with the word of God, and called on Ghanaians to offer their unflinching support for President Mills’ administration.

“If the previous generations before us did not make peace, and did not walk in peace and they didn’t bother to seek the gospel, we the younger generation have made up our minds that if my daddy and my uncle don’t flow together, I’m going to look for my cousin any way. If my dad and mum don’t flow together, I’m going to look for my brother any way.

“And by the way what is this other one, step brother, step sister, step mother? Step mother will be mother, sister is sister, brother is brother and lets take one step forward than using that word, step”

The president of Ghana, Professor Evans Atta Mills said the country’s development agenda will be in vain if God is downgraded to the background.

He projected that the last Friday of every year will be for national prayers and thanksgiving for the Muslim communities whiles the first Sunday of February every year will be observed as such by the Christian community.

“We are all God’s creation, we have a single father that is the almighty God, let us all turn to him my brothers and sisters as the children of God and insure that we apply God’s principles which he has set up for us in his holy book; honesty, transparency, hard work and love for one another, these are the holy virtues and policies that we need to build a strong and viable nation.

“I am grateful that we have all responded positively and I know that the love of God is working in us and the good lord will always listen to our prayers”

President Mills commended Ghanaians and the security agencies for the diverse role they played during the elections.

“We need to commend one another for the various roles we played in ensuring peaceful elections, whether as a voter, as a person who was connected with the elections, as a member of the Electoral Commission, as an electoral observer, you all played your part and this has cemented Ghana’s enviable reputation as a bastion of democracy”.
 

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