UG holds thanksgiving service

The University of Ghana (UG), Legon, last Friday held its 75th anniversary thanksgiving service to climax the year-long celebration and to recognise God’s divine providence and sustenance in the affairs of the institution.
There were two separate ser¬vices held for the same purpose, both Christian and Islamic where staff and students of the Univer¬sity.
This year’s anniversary is under the theme: “Nurturing Resilience: Adopting Technology, Embracing Humanism.”
At the Islamic service, the Spokesperson of the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Armiyau Shuaib, said gratitude to God was a virtue, principle of divine character and a product of the faith that one upholds.
“His interventions at differ¬ent phases of our development must be acknowledged. God even inspires himself to be thankful for the deeds he has bestowed on us,” he said.
In his sermon, Sheikh Shuai¬brecognised the pacesetters and predecessors of the university and prayed for blessings for the current management to continue to train people to transform the society.
On his part, Managing Director of Japan Motors, Mr Salem Kalmoni said his family has approved the pioneering initiative to construct a state-of-the-art mosque com¬plex which would resonate with the eminence of the University of Ghana.
The mosque would house a conference room, lecture hall and administrative offices.
This followed appeals from the leadership of the Legon Muslim Society to have the mosque -built in the mid-70s- expanded, due to the increasing population of the university.
The President of the Society, Dr Osman Alhassan, said they were eager to see a befitting mosque in terms of size and quality thereby making worship much fruitful.
Regarding religious tolerance, he expressed that the Muslim com¬munity has made strides over the past through dialogues between students and the leadership.
Officiating Imam of the Madina Zongo Mosque, Suleiman Moham¬med Alhassan, led the congre¬gation in prayers to seek God’s favour and blessings on the Univer¬sity.
The function had the Vice Chan¬cellor of the University, Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, some lead¬ing Muslim clerics and Principal Officers of the University in atten ¬dance.

By Yunusah Essandoh