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Sakumono District Church of Pentecost campaigns for peace
The Church of Pentecost (COP) Sakumono District of the Teshie-Nungua Area, has launched its ‘Agent of Peace’ campaign.
The peace campaign is an effort to ensure peace in the upcoming general elections slated for December 7, 2020.
Speaking at the launch last Sunday, November 8, at the Sophia Cudjoe Temple, the chairman of the Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye who was on a visit in the area, urged Ghanaians to seek the peace of the nation.
He said if Ghanaians sought the peace of the nation, they would live peacefully and as well prosper.
Quoting scriptures from the Bible, Apostle Nyamekye read a message God delivered through Jeremiah to the people of Israel who were held captive in Babylon.
Quoting Jeremiah 29:7, “Also seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper,”he advised the congregants to pray for the nation, and further urged them to cast their votes in the upcoming general elections.
Corruption
Apostle Nyamekye asserted that corruption destroyed nations and asked Ghanaians to desist from the practice.
According to him, incompetence and greed were the main causes of corruption in the country.
“When we hand over the nation to people who are not competent and also who are greedy, it brings about corruption. These two bring about lack of development, poverty, premature death, hopelessness, unemployment,” he said.
The launch was climaxed with a ‘peace walk’ through the streets of Sakumono Estate, with some members carrying placards displaying peace messages.
Representatives from the two biggest political parties in the country, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) also joined in the peace walk.
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Steps underway to repeal L.I 2462 – Prez assures
President John Dramani Mahama has assured Ghanaians that steps are underway to repeal Legislative Instrument 2462 as part of efforts to protect the country’s forests and water bodies.
During his media encounter at the Jubilee House, the president explained that the repeal will formalise the ban on mining in forest reserves and strengthen enforcement against illegal mining.
He stressed that his administration is committed to safeguarding the environment, reclaiming degraded reserves, and deploying more personnel to protect river bodies across the country.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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9 forest reserves recovered from illegal mining – President Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has announced the recovery of nine forest reserves from illegal mining under his government’s intensified environmental protection drive.
Addressing journalists at the Jubilee House, the president explained that hundreds of excavators, water pumps and other equipment have been seized as part of the operation, while degraded areas are being reclaimed and restored.
He reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to end mining in protected areas, deploy more personnel to safeguard river bodies and strengthen laws to secure Ghana’s natural resources for future generations.
This notwithstanding, President Mahama revealed that two of the retrieved forest reserves had gone back into the hands of illegal miners, however, adequate measures have been put in place to reclaim them.
By: Jacob Aggrey
