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President Akufo-Addo says that keeping the country’s peace is a shared responsibility for all Ghanaians and has therefore called on citizens to play their part in keeping the country together even after fiercely contested elections.
The president’s comment comes after outbreaks of violent clashes and vandalism by some elements that feel aggrieved after the declaration of the electoral results by the president of the Electoral Commission caused some deaths throughout the country.
Addressing the Muslim community at a thanksgiving service at the Central Mosque in Accra on Friday, President Akufo-Addo expressed his hope that the people of Ghana will find a way to unite as one people.
“I am sure that the good sense of the people of Ghana will ensure that the peace and stability of our nation, which is the envy of many countries in the world and on our continent, will continue to be so.”
He also commended the National Chief Imam, whom he had asked to intercede before the elections, for his peacebuilding effort and urged him to continue praying for the nation.
“I want to thank the Chief Imam in particular for all that he has been doing to keep the peace in our nation and also for the people of Ghana to know that everything we do has to be for the glory of Almighty God. Imam, the nation continues to thank you for your ministry and for your contribution to the development of our nation. We are all grateful, ”he said.
Akufo-Addo thanked the Chief Imam’s prayer and support throughout the electoral process. According to him, God had answered the prayers of the Chief Imam and granted him a second mandate.
“We came to the National Chief Imam to ask him to intercede with Almighty God for doing 3 things for us. The first was that before, during and after the elections of 7th December to grant our country peace and unity.
“We also came to ask him to pour his particular blessings on the Chief Imam’s own son, Alhaji Mahumudu Bawumia; and thirdly, that I ask Almighty God for victory for me and for the PNP. The elections are over and the three things we seek from the almighty God through the intercession of the Chief Imam, the almighty has heard our prayer.
“So we have come today to thank the chief imam and the Almighty for these things that we ask and pray; the peace and unity of our nation, your blessings for your son, the Vice President and now the Vice President-elect, and the victory in the presidential race for me and the New Patriotic Party that has seen fit to grant each of these prayers. said.
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia also thanked the electorate for giving the administration a second term.
He promised to renovate the Central Mosque as a gesture of thanksgiving for winning the elections.
“We want to thank Allah for this day. For joining us in this election. For all things, we give thanks to God, and the glory is His. We want to thank the Chief Imam for all his kindness and guidance throughout this process. We only have to ask for peace.
“Ghana is the most peaceful country in West Africa and we want to keep the peace, we want to maintain our unity, we are a unique country. We have Christians and Muslims in this country that we join and that is the only way we can see development, ”he said.
