JOIN HANDS TO FAST-TRACK DEVELOPMENT — PREZ MILLS (PAGE 15, JUNE 30)

THE President, Professor John Evans Atta Mills, has called on Ghanaians to put aside their political and ethnic affiliations and join hands with the government to fast-track the development aspirations of the country.
He said without such a collective national resolve, all efforts by the government to work with all stakeholders to improve the economy and raise the living standards of the people would not yield any better outcome.
“Now that elections are over, more than ever before we must show true love and unity towards one another to enable us to work together and also sustain the peace prevailing in the country,” he said.
The President made the call at the 16th anniversary of the Mount Horeb Prayer Centre at Mamfe in the Akuapem North District in the Eastern Region on Sunday.
The event, on the theme, “A Child of Destiny For Our Generation”, was also attended by the Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, his deputy, Baba Jamal, and a number of district chief executives in the region.
According to the President, the best legacy any government could leave for its people and posterity was to ensure teamwork among all stakeholders for the country to witness meaningful socio-economic development.
For that reason, he admonished Ghanaians to lay aside partisan politics and ethnicity, which he indicated had the tendency to create disunity and acrimony among them.
“As one blood, we must continue to pray to God to enable us to live in unity and peace at all times so that we can work as a team for our own good,” President Mills stated.
He also urged Ghanaians to be grateful to God for the peaceful conduct of the last general election in the country, which had enhanced the nation’s democratic credentials.
“We must also remember to pray for God’s grace, wisdom, guidance, blessings and humility, since without these we can never on our own accomplish the task ahead,” he added.
For his part, Mr Ofosu-Ampofo stressed the need for Ghanaians to yearn to lead righteous lives and pray for their leaders to also do same, saying, “When a righteous man leads a nation, heavenly grace is always abundant.”
The Founder and General Overseer of the church, Prophet Paul Nii Okine, used the occasion to appeal to the government and other stakeholders to assist good prayer centres that provided accommodation and healing for mental patients in the country.
Responding to the appeal, Mr Ofosu-Ampofo announced that the government would donate 50 bags of rice, 200 bags of cement and 20 packets of roofing sheets to the church to enable it to expand and cater for the needs of inmates there.