Christians Dominate in Corruption – Pentecost President Affirms

General News of Monday, March 25, 2019

Source: 3news.com

2019-03-25

Apostle Eric Kwabena Nyamekye, president of the Pentecost Church, strongly criticized some Ghanaians, especially religious leaders and politicians, whose actions have become the scourge of Ghana's problems.

He said it was unfortunate that some pastors spend a lot of time preaching on the word of God, but on creator objects that they own, while some leaders also have gotten into the habit to sell a parcel of land to 10 people, describing these acts as shameful.

Addressing a gathering of religious, political leaders and civil society in Kumasi, Apostle Nyamekye did not mince his words to reprimand politicians who were using the authority which was conferred upon them to borrow money from the West and to divert it for their personal gain.

He stated that it was odious for these leaders to borrow from foreign institutions and governments on the pretext of using them for development projects in the interest of the citizens, but ended up wasting money on them. a part.

Christians lead corruption

According to him, it is wrong to always blame only politicians for corruption, noting that many directors of Christian institutions and that the leaders of their churches are perpetrators of corruption.

Apostle Nyamekye was surprised to see that corruption was spreading in the country while nearly 70% of the Ghanaian population would be Christian.

This, he said, suggests that Christians dominate corruption in the country.

Apostle Nyamekye therefore called for a complete change of mentality to free the system of corruption and selfishness.

Campaign for the protection of the environment

Speaking about the environmental protection campaign at the Assembly of Asokwa region in Kumasi, Apostle Nyamekye said that the Church, as part of its civic responsibility, partnered with Zoomlion Ghana Limited to ensure that the environment remains clean.

The campaign launched last year for the next five years on the theme "My environment, my responsibility" will also ensure the planting of trees by the Church for a green revolution.

Apostle Nyamekye said the Pentecostal Church would partner with the government to provide facilities to decongest overcrowded prisons in Ghana, build CHPS complexes in selected communities, and drill holes in another partnership. with World Vision.

Akwanubadah Gyimah, General Manager of the Asokwa Municipality, said the government was grateful to the Pentecostal Church for the innovations made over the years, which have been very helpful to the country, and has urged to continue along this path.

He added that the government would continue to support the church and Zoomlion's collaboration to make the country attractive to tourists.

Mr Gyimah advised Ghanaians to pay attention to ponzi schemes that operate under the guise of investment firms offering attractive interest rates.

He refuted claims that Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta would collapse to make his data bank prosperous.

The director general of the municipality explained that the collapse of the banks was due to the recklessness of the banking sector.

For his part, Maxwell O. Antwi, Zoomlion Ghana Limited's city manager for Asokwa, said Zoomlion had diagnosed and prescribed garbage cans as a unique solution to solving waste problems in Ghana.

Once adopted by all, including the government, the baccalaureate will provide jobs for youth, strengthen tourism, provide a cleaner environment, and protect Ghanaians from communicable diseases.

This will also prevent the collapse of the national health insurance system, as fewer and fewer people will use the services of patients and have access to facilities.

He urged the government, civil society groups and the Ghanaian to subscribe to Zoomlion's one million bins distribution project to own a trash bin to keep the household clean.