Presby on Peaceful elections

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LEADERS of political parties have been urged to be more nationalistic and mindful of the speeches they make during political rallies.
Pastor Robert Kwadjo Boamah Adjei, the General Overseer and President of the International Executive Council of All Nations for Christ Church International in Accra, made this call during a thanksgiving service organised by the church to climax its ninth annual forty days of fasting and prayers themed "Thy Will Be Done".
Pastor Adjei described the violence and chaos that characterised the voters' registration exercise as shameful. "The violence must stop now! Ghana is bigger than any political party and so politicians should realise this and become more nationalistic than extremely partisan.
"We call on all Ghanaians to ensure that elections 2008 is held in an atmosphere of freedom, fairness, peace and tranquility. All politicians and people who seek political office in Ghana must be selfless, godly, humble, dedicated to the cause of Ghana and African unity" he said.
He advised partisan politicians not to push students into politics with huge sums of money. " Ghana is better of with honest, dedicated and God-fearing student leaders than ones whose hands are dripping with monies and properties acquired through corruption", he said.
Pastor Adjei further urged Ghanaians to pray and work hard at curbing social ills such as corruption, tribalism, ethnicity, chieftaincy disputes and indiscipline in the society.
He, therefore, expressed appreciation to the government for re-instating the study of Religious and Moral Education (RME) in our basic schools and stated that " it gives us a glimmer of hope for the future of this nation. We must, however, express the concern that the study of RME in school is not enough if the lessons are not put into practice".