Archbishop Naameh urges Ghanaians
Ghanaians have been urged to fully support good policies of the government irrespective of their political affiliations.
Most Rev. Philip Naameh, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tamale and President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC), made the call in a message at the First Annual General Meeting of the Cardinal Dery Foundation held in Accra recently.
He stressed the need for Ghanaians to come together as one people and rally solidly behind the government to implement policies that would promote the development of the nation and improve the living conditions of the people.
The Archbishop said in the same vein, Ghanaians should speak boldly and without reservation against poor governance and policies that would stall the development and progress of Ghana.
He called on the citizenry to do away with partisan politics and consider every government that assumes power as “our government”.
Archbishop Naameh encouraged Christians, especially Catholics not to withdraw from politics because they considered it as a dirty game but get actively involved in the administration of the nation and influence policies with their Christian values.
He pointed out that: “if you consider politics as a dirty game and you do not want to get involved in it, you give room for dirty people to play the game”.
He urged Catholics to bring their expertise to bare in the administration of the Church and the nation.
Archbishop Naameh reminded Catholics that the late Peter Cardinal Porekuu Dery, a former Archbishop of Tamale tried to form the youth not only for the Church but for society in general so that they could contribute meaningfully to the development of the nation with the Catholic training and values imbued in them.
The Archbishop encouraged Catholics to properly study bills laid before Parliament and advise the Bishops to enable them take informed decisions and dialogue with government in that regard.
This responsibility, he explained, should be taken in the light of the Social Teaching of the Catholic Church.
On his part, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra, Most Rev. Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle, urged Ghanaians to do away with negative attitudes that retarded the growth of the nation.
He reiterated the need to eschew tribalism and called on Ghanaians to come together as one people and work together for the progress of the nation.
Archbishop Palmer-Buckle, who is also the Vice President of the GCBC, urged Catholics to be the light and salt of the earth and positively affect society with exemplary lifestyle.
