Muslim youth urged to observe peace for election 2012

Pusiga (U/E) March 24, GNA - Dr Seidu Yakubu Peliga, former Rector for Tamale Polytechnic at the weekend called on Muslim youth to practice peace during the coming elections in order to achieve the main aim of Islam for the glory of Allah.

Dr Peliga said peace was the ultimate tool for national development and the faith of the country could only be realized when the citizenry begin to exhibit peaceful coexistence.

He noted that since Islam stood for peace there was the need for Muslims especially the youth to observe it in order to make the religion authentic for others to follow.

Dr Peliga said this when speaking at the 36th annual Ghana Muslim Student Association (GMSA) conference for 17 Senior High Schools and four training colleges at the Gbewaa College of Education in Pusiga, Upper East Region, on the theme, “Education among Muslim youth, the way forward”.

He said the youth was the driving force of every vibrant community and that many people would want to use them to achieve their parochial interest as the election time approached and urged them to be wary of such people as they were out to achieve their selfish interest and destroy the society.

Dr Peliga asked the youth to remain committed to the peace and stability being enjoyed in the country by eschewing all tendencies of hooliganism and chaos. He charged them to be ambassadors for peace in this year's election.

Mallam Ibrahim Yahaya Baba, Upper East Regional Patron of GMSA, called on the youth to see education as the bedrock for their future development and devote time for it in order to achieve greater heights.

He said education stood the chance of providing quality livelihood to them as it could create avenues that could help them earn resource for their development.

He called on parents to devote time and love for their wards' education so as to give effective supervision to their studies.

Mallam Baba reminded stakeholders such as teachers, and policy makers to create conducive conditions that would promote teaching and learning in schools.

GNA