Muslim leaders in the Agona West Municipality and Gomoa East
District of the Central region have called on political party
leaders and their supporters to avoid violence and confusion in the
campaign elections.
According to the Muslims, elections are not war and the shedding of
blood but a peaceful and civil process to elect leaders to govern a
nation.
These sentiments were expressed by Muslim leaders in the two areas
to mark the Eid-Ul Adha festival at separate gathering at Agona
Swedru and Gomoa Mangoase respectively, on Friday.
Mr. Charles Obeng-Inkoom, National Democratic Congress (NDC)
Parliamentary Candidate for Agona West, who addressed the Ahmadiyya
Muslim members at Agona Swedru, appealed to them to pray for
Allah’s intervention for peaceful elections.
He asked the political leaders to accept the election results,
adding that the ruling party was ever prepared to accept the
verdict to promote the country's democracy.
Imam of Agona Swedru Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, Abubakari Ishaq,
said it would not be proper for Muslims to idle around the polling
stations after casting their votes.
Alhaji Abdul Karimu Musah, Central Regional “Sadauna”, (Muslim
chief in the Region) and former Assemblyman for Agona Swedru old
Zongo, said Allah has chosen the president for Ghana already and
therefore asked political leaders and their supporters who would
lose to accept the results.
He cautioned Muslims youth not to allow themselves to be used to
create elections violence since Islam is a peaceful religion.
Alhaji Musah declared that “any truthful Muslim would not offer
himself or herself to be used for the purpose that is against the
tenets of Islam and Quran.
At Gomoa Mangoase, Osofo Ismiala Obeng, Gomoa Circuit Missionary of
Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, said the Eid-Ul Adha celebration reminded
Muslims about the principles and values of Quran which include
humility and tolerant.
He called on the political leaders to desist from insults and
personal attacks on their colleagues since that practice does not
deepen democracy.
Nana Musah Gyedum, President of the Gomoa Managoase Ahmadiyya
Muslim Mission, cautioned political leaders to guard against
utterances that could affect the upcoming elections.
