Rev. Dr. Abraham Nana Opare Kwakye, Chairperson of the Ga Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, has asked political parties to back their promises with action when in government.

He said that an opposition party would have all the solutions to the nation’s problems with lofty promises which they failed to fulfil when they assumed power to the disappointment of the electorate.

“ Action speaks louder than promises:  Ghanaians want drastic change in their lives.

“Politicians see the wrongs in this nation only when they are in opposition and will pledge to redeem Ghanaians from economic hardship but they rather do the opposite when they come into government,” he emphasised.

Preaching a sermon recently on the theme “Walking in The Light of God” at the Centenary celebration church service of the Ga Presbytery at the Calvary Congregation, Haatso, in Accra, Rev. Dr. Kwakye said he did not understand why Ghana was totally engulfed in corruption and other negative practices when majority of the members of the various political parties were believers.

“If christains are in a government but fail to change the hopeless situation we find ourselves in, then it is sad.

“Some politicians do not seek the welfare of Ghanaians when they are in power except to change their own situation.

“Ghana is in darkness; light has eluded the nation,” he said, and called on all believers to reflect the light of God in their communities.

Rev. Dr. Kwakye further told the gathering that no matter the hardship Ghanaians were going through in their democratic dispensation, it was better than military dictatorship and urged the citizenry to uphold the peace of this nation.

Dignitaries who attended the important event included Rev. Professor Emmanuel Martey, former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana.

By Castro Zangina-Tong