Be mindful about utterances before, during, after upcoming general election – Apostle Nyamekye to church leaders

 President of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismat­ic Council (GPCC), Apostle Eric Nyamekye, has advised church leaders in the country to be mindful of their ut­terances before, during and after the upcoming general elections.

He stated that any under­taking with the potential to jeopardise Ghana’s peace should not originate within the church or be endorsed by Christians.

He gave the caution at the opening of GPCC’s 2024 Heads of Churches and Organisations Con­ference at the Pentecost Conven­tion Centre, Gomoa Fetteh in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region.

Held on the theme, ‘The church, God’s instrument for peace and transformation-Ephesians 2:17,’ the two-day conference brought togeth­er all heads of member churches and the national and regional execu­tives of the GPCC.

He said, “As church leaders, we must be very cautious about our engagements and the things we say in order not to create tension in the country. Do not deviate from the teachings of Jesus Christ”.

“This year is an election year, let us focus on what we are mandated to do as Christians and not focus on predictions and prophecies about the outcome of the elections,” he stressed.

Placing Ghana above partisan politics, he said, was very necessary to promote unity, progress and ensures fair governance.

Apostle Nyamekye further stated that politicians must uphold the dignity of the country by shying away from corruption and ensuring they do not create any tension that would cause people to be injured and lives to be lost.

In furtherance, he noted that corruption results in poverty, under­development, premature deaths and diseases.

He said, “Corruption is a social danger which poses severe dan­gers to societies, eroding trust in institutions, hindering economic development, and perpetuating inequality.

It distorts public resources allocation, and fosters a culture of impunity while contributing to social unrest, weakening demo­cratic foundations, and jeopardis­ing ethical values essential for a functioning society.”

The Key to a nation’s develop­ment, he said, was in the charac­ter of its people, therefore, the church must rise up and speak against all forms of acts that af­fect development at all levels.

 BY RAISSA SAMBOU