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  • You can’t give ‘stolen money’ to God – Presby Moderator warns politicians

    You can’t give ‘stolen money’ to God – Presby Moderator warns politicians

    Rt. Rev. Prof. Joseph Obiri Yeboah Mante, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana has expressed his dissatisfaction at the rate at which politicians and government officials steal money from government coffers and bring it to the church to offer it to God as an offering.

    He has therefore described such an attitude as a sin and therefore must be stopped.

    According to him, who ever involves him or herself in a sin, can not think well and make good decisions, adding that the sins we commit in the country hampers the growth of the nation.

    He has also charged Ghanaians to stop relying solely on politicians and individuals before doing something for themselves in life.

    The Presbyterian Moderator made this call when he joined the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Sefwi Presbytery to celebrate their ten (10) years anniversary at Sefwi Bekwai on Sunday, June 18.

    Delivering his sermon to the congregation under the Theme: “Christ In You, The Hope Of Glory”, Prof Joseph Obiri Yeboah Mante noted that no one can move forward in life if the person depends solely on an individual or depends on someone for survival.

    “Yes, it’s true every one needs someone to hold his or her hand to move forward but that doesn’t mean you should always depend on the person all the time,” he told the Congregation.

    He urge Ghanaians especially Christians to do something with their hands, start something small and with faith, determination and hard work backed by prayers God will enlarge their coast.

    He said over reliance on the president, politicians for work will keep some lives of Ghanaians at stand still.

    He charged politicians to stop spoon feeding Ghanaians all in the name of votes but rather teach them how to fish, show them the way they can strive to make a living since giving Ghc50 and Ghc100 here and there to party supporters all in the name for votes breeds corruption, one of the sins which is killing the country.

    Scholarship Fund

    The Presby Moderator also promised to set up a scholarship fund to support the Sefwi students in the church in other to further their education.

    He further revealed that as they have done it in some other places, he together with his leadership is taking it into a consideration to a build a Presbyterian Senior High School in the Western North Region (Sefwi to be precise) to help the people in the region.

    Prof Obiri Yeboah Mante, the Presby Moderator used the occasion to support the Sefwi Presbytery with five (5) motor bikes to be used to reach out to the people in the remote areas as they spread the word of God through evangelism.

    Rev Isaac Twum Boateng, planning committee Chairman and Director, Development and social services who spoke with UTV News believes the visit by the Presby Moderator is a motivation to the Sefwi Presbytery.

  • Economic crisis: Reduce the size of your government – Presby Moderator to Akufo-Addo

    Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Rt. Rev. Prof. Joseph Obiri Yeboah Mante has joined the call for the government to cut down his ministers in order to lessen the financial burden on Ghanaians.

    According to him, if cutting down the number of his appointees would stabilize the economy to some extent, then the government needs to consider the call.

    One of the concerns section of Ghanaians have raised is the size of the government which they are urging the president to reduce.

    The moderator also cautioned Ghanaians, particularly politicians how they address the economic issues in the media space.

    “Tarnishing the economic image of the country for your political gains will only drive away investors,” he added.

    Speaking at the Centenary Thanksgiving Service of the Asante Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana at the Jubilee Park in Kumasi, Rt Rev Mante said he was worried about how some politicians politicizes situations knowing well it is a global challenge.

    “It’s so heartbreaking to watch or listen to people say negative things on the airwaves about Ghana and this will scare away potential investor , this has come to confirm that “ sika mp3 dede”, he added

    Ghana is currently facing economic problems from hikes in fuel prices to increase in food prices.

    Touching briefly on how the illegal mining activities in the country has polluted water bodies and destroyed farmlands , Rt Rev Mante described it as a form of terrorism and called for such offenders to be treated as a terrorist group.

    “How can you destroy water bodies which have been quenching the thirst of Ghanaians, ” he quizzed

    He suggested those big men behind the finding if the activities must be arrested and sanctioned to serve as a deterrent to others.

    The Kumasi Jubilee Park was packed with Presbyterians as Districts under the Asante Presbytery gathered to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the first Presbytery in Ashanti Region.

    As and when the Presbytery grows, new Presbyteries are carved from it to lessen the burden on the church.

    The Presbytery after 100 years has nurtured some other Presbyteries, which include Asante Akyem, Brong Ahafo, Sekyere, Asante South and Sefwi Presbyteries.

    He said the impact of the Asante Presbytery could be seen been seen in areas such as education (basic, second cycle and tertiary), health service delivery, hospitality services, support to the needy, Christian education, sound spiritual development healing and deliverance ministries, cultural transformation, inter-faith relations and mission to the palace.

    Source: Ghanaweb