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General News of Monday, February 11, 2019
Source: Graphic.com.gh
2019-02-11
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said that the abundant blessings that God has bestowed on the nation provide sufficient justification for the construction of a national cathedral.
"Since independence, God has blessed our country by sparing us the horrors of civil war that have touched almost all our neighbors. It is in recognition of these blessings and to honor a personal promise that I made to God prior to the 2016 elections that I decided to build a national interfaith cathedral of Ghana to its glory and to his honor, "he said.
Speaking at the International National Prayer Luncheon held in Washington, USA, last Thursday, the President said God's blessings allowed the nation to do more to improve the lives of the people. population.
"God's blessings on our land mean that we can, we should, and must get rid of this cloak of poverty and chart ourselves a path that will bring the mbades of our people into prosperity and improve their quality of life," did he declare.
Characterization
The President said that the characterization of Ghana and other African countries by the West as being invaded by hunger, poverty, disease and famine "can not be our part".
He told his audience that the country was endowed with natural resources and a working population.
He added that Ghana's march towards a better future was underpinned by a strong commitment to a governance system that respects human rights and individual freedoms, the rule of law and democratic accountability.
Discipline restored
President Akufo-Addo said that the government, since coming to power in 2016, had continued to be inundated with God's blessings that had restored discipline in managing the economy, making Ghana the world's largest. One of the fastest growing economies in the world. the world.
"We guarantee access to education for all schoolchildren up to a minimum of high school and have increased access to health care for all." We are becoming more and more self-sufficient in food production and, unlike the difficulties of the last few years, we are now exporting food to our neighboring countries of West Africa, "he said. Explain.
Due to the prudent management of the economy, Ghana is becoming the largest recipient of foreign direct investment in West Africa in the last two years. Many big names in the auto industry are moving into the country to establish manufacturing plants. plants.
Christianity and development
Regarding the role of Christianity in national development, the president said that it was huge.
"The role of Ghanaian Christians in the development of the country can not be overstated, as the country's churches have, over the years, continued to provide the people of Ghana with valuable badistance in the fields of education, of health and agriculture.
"All of us who have taken Jesus Christ as our Lord and our personal Savior, we also have a lot of work to do to win the current battle against the spread of religious extremism, intolerance and the persecution, fanaticism and terrorism, "he said. declared.
Personal testimonial
Highlighting his strong Christian tenets, President Akufo-Addo said he was born into a family of deep Presbyterian beliefs, adding that his faith in God was strengthened by the belief that without God, no one could do anything.
Using his political background to the presidency as a good example, he stated that his political opponents had written him as someone who could never become president.
"Between 2008 and 2016, if any of you had had the opportunity to travel to Ghana, you would certainly have heard catchy phrases such as" Akufo-Addo can not be president "," God does not does not want Akufo-Addo to become president, "Akufo-Addo is short and does not have the stature to be president."
"Maybe if you lose your first election by some 40,000 votes on a poll of some 10 million voters, as I did in 2008, and you lose your second election after a decision controversy of the Supreme Court four years later, as you would be tempted to believe that these comments had some merit.
"However, my faith in God would not let me give up. On my third attempt, I began the campaign with God and told the people of Ghana that "The battle is the Lord." By the grace of God, I won a famous victory against a president in office in 2016, with a gap of one million votes, the largest margin of victory of the last two decades, "he told his audience .
Honored
The President thanked the co-chairs of the National Prayer Breakfast, Senators Christopher Coons and James Lankford, as well as the entire host committee members for making the Ghanaian CEO ever to have spoke at the prayer breakfast.
But he added that he did not speak for himself but for the men and women who played a decisive role in the fight against "totalitarian ideas such as Nazism, fascism and communism, ideas which directly threatened freedom ".
Return year
He commended the United States for defending freedom in the 20th century.
The president also spoke about the upcoming celebration of "The Year of Return," which commemorates the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first slave from West Africa in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
President Akufo-Addo explained that "the year of return" was aimed at bringing together African-Americans and people of African descent.
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