Akufo-Addo cautions against religious conflict in Ghana

President Nana Akufo-Addo has advised against religious conflict and strife in Ghana, stating that they are not needed.

Akufo-Addo ksaid people who sow division along religious lines are nation-wreckers.

Addressing chiefs, Imams and the people of Kyebi in the Eastern region ahead of the December 7 election, the President said such behaviour does not augur well for the country and must be checked.

He was speaking along the lines of reports purporting that some pastors are calling on their congregation to reject the New Patriotic Party(NPP) flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia because a Muslim cannot rule Ghana.

“A pastor has said that Christians should not vote for Bawumia because he is a Muslim. Are Muslims not human beings? Ghana is a religiously tolerant country, and we have coexisted all these years.

“We don’t want religious conflict and strife in Ghana. We want religious harmony. We don’t want people who are divisive. People who seek to sow division on religious, ethnic and tribal lines are nation-wreckers of our country. We want people who will encourage the unity and harmony of Ghana, not division,” he urged.

Condemning the comments, President Akufo-Addo encouraged Ghanaians to go out in their numbers on Saturday, December 7 to vote in peace and unity.

This he noted will help Ghana continue to earn her respect as the beacon of democracy in West Africa.

“If you don’t have anything proper to say about your candidate, don’t raise tribal or religious considerations. Ghana is far from that and that is why we are a beacon of peace, of stability, of democratic engagement in the whole of Africa.

“We don’t want someone who will come and sow discord among us so go out and vote on Saturday and let the world know that Ghanaians are religious tolerant,” he added.