Avoid Satisfying Party Concerns And Focus On National Issues

Ghanaians have been called upon to stop satisfying party concerns at the expense of the well being of Ghanaians and shun partisan coloring from discussions of national issues.

The Assistant General Secretary of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference, Reverend Father Wisdom Larweh, gave this call when he was speaking on theSPACE FM MORNING FLIGHT show with the host, Dickson Smith in Sunyani.

Sharing his thoughts on the Communiqué issued by the Ghana Catholic Bishop Conference at their just ended conference in Ho, the Volta regional capital, which called on the President, Nana Akuffo Addo to be proactive in dealing with the vigilantism menace in the country, Rev. Father Larweh said, matters of national security must be dealt with passionately.

He said the vigilantism menace is a national security threat and it must be dealt with all the seriousness and urgency it demands.

“The people who are unleashing violence are attacking both their own and their opponents, so we should be thinking Ghana and not individuals. Ghana is not growing and we are where we are, because we are not focusing on Ghana”, he stated.

Whilst commending government for making a commitment to deal with the vigilantism menace which has raised its ugly head since the assumption of office of the Akuffo Addo administration, Rev. Father Larweh asked the government to equip the security agencies with the needed tools for them to work.

He added that because these groups are fueled by some politicians, it makes governance difficult especially when it comes to punishing your own people.

The Assistant Secretary of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference further stated that “we cannot take the stability and peace of the country for granted”.

According to him, “vigilantism has started in some regions in the country and much effort is required to stop it, in order not to generate into conflicts and civic wars, since it has happened in some countries”.

He said the Bishops are of the view that, after 60 years, Ghana has come a long way and matters of insecurity belong to the past.

“Ghana should be looking forward at how to better the life of its people, best opportunities and not what will stagnate the growth of the country”, he concluded.