By Samuel Ayamah
President Akufo-Addo has said though the Constitution guarantees freedom of worship for all citizens, religious tolerance in Ghana, which had been the envy of many nations, did not emerge from formal law, but from the Ghanaians’ respect for each other’s belief systems.
He said the beautiful spectacle of the religious communities co-exiting peacefully in the country should not be taken for granted, and urged citizens to strive to maintain the envious culture of religious tolerance to foster unity, progress and development of the nation.
The President was speaking at the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Holy Quran Recitation organized by the Tijaniyya Muslim Council of Ghana in Prang capital of the Pru West District of the Bono East Region.
The event which started some sixty years ago by the founder of Tijaniyya, Sheik Baba Jallo Maikano, former Chief Imam of the Ghana Armed Forces in the first Republic, seeks to bring together Muslims around the globe and pray for the peace and divine guidance of the country, Ghana.
The purpose of the annual prayers was to ensure the peaceful co-existence among the people of different religious faiths in Ghana and the world.
The Paramount Chief of the Prang Traditional Area, Nana Kwadwo Nyarko III, commended President Akufo Addo over massive projects executed by his administration. He also made a passionate appeal to the President to complete halted projects in the area including the District Assembly Block Complex.
President Akufo-Addo assured the muslim community and for that citizens of the country that his government would build an ”all-inclusive sociality that creates opportunity for Ghanaians, irrespective of their circumstances”, adding that the aggressive policy development of the development of Inner cities and Zongo communities would be completed.
The leadership of the Tijaniyya Muslim Council of Ghana said ”the beautiful spectacle of the religious communities coexisting peacefully in the country should not be taken for granted”, and urged citizens to strive to maintain the envious culture of religious tolerance for fostering unity, progress and development of the nation.