The Central Regional Minister,Mrs Ama Benyiwa-Doe, has urged the Church to use its peaceful relationship with the state to bring development to the people.
Addressing a regional Easter Convention of the Church of Pentecost at Mankessim on Sunday, the Regional Minister said the government regarded the church as a partner in development and urged it to do more to reduce poverty in the country.
She said the church had a lot to gain if the living conditions of their members improved and advised the church not to see development
initiatives as the responsibility of the government alone.
“It is a shared responsibility,” the Regional Minister stressed.
Mrs Benyiwa-Doe was not happy with the state of sanitation in the country and stated that since “cleanliness is next to Godliness” it
was the duty of the Christian to play a leading role in maintaining a clean society.
“Preventable diseases, such as cholera were fast creeping into the society because we have taken environmental and personal cleanliness for granted,” the Minister pointed out.
Mr Aquinas Tawiah Quansah, a Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, said since Easter signified forgiveness and unity, Christians must forgive and forget the wrongs others had done to them, to enhance unity and peaceful coexistence.
Mr Quansah, who is the Member of Parliament for Mfantseman West, assured Ghanaians that the government would not renege on the promises
it made to improve their conditions of living and urged them to have faith in the government.
Mr George Kuntu Blankson, Member of Parliament for Nfantseman East and Deputy Majority Chief Whip, urged Ghanaians, especially
politicians to take consolation from Jesus Christ who never committed any sin but was prosecuted and crucified when people accused Him wrongly.
He said Jesus did the right thing at all times and urged them to ensure that they did the right thing even when they were accused.
The MP donated a motorbike worth GH¢1,500 to the church to be handed over to the Otuam branch for evangelisation.
Mr Henry Kweku Hayfron, Mfantseman Municipal Chief Executive enumerated the number of development projects being implemented in the
municipality and said: “a new dawn had risen in the area.”
The MCE appealed to the people to rally behind the government for more development projects to be initiated.
“The Better Ghana promised is really on course,” he assured.
Apostle Albert Amoah, Regional Head of the Church of Pentecost, expressed appreciation to the government for its support for the church.