Former President and the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has revealed that, members of the clergy have reach out to him to call President Nana Addo to order on what he describes as “unfair treatment and targeted attacks on religious leaders in the country.”
He said this at the introductory ceremony of Prof. Naana Opoku-Agyemang with the clergy where he condemned the act.
“Indeed I’ve received complaints from men of God to call government to order in its unfair treatment and targeted attacks on them for speaking out against injustice.
“When appointing authorities turn a blind eye to persecution of such Christian leaders, it only embolden certain elements working for government to extend their terror to others because they know they would be rewarded for their mercenary work in cowering decent people into silence,” he said.
He added that, religious leaders have expressed displeasure on attacks launched on them for speaking against injustice in the country and have called him to intervene.
“Indeed I’ve received complaints from men of God to call government to order in its unfair treatment and targeted attacks on them for speaking out against injustice.
“When appointing authorities turn a blind eye to persecution of such Christian leaders, it only embolden certain elements working for government to extend their terror to others because they know they would be rewarded for their mercenary work in cowering decent people into silence,”
“If you respect the law, you will follow the right channels to seek redress. You do not send party apparatchiks to rain insults and terror on people who hold views that you do not find complementary to government.
“As citizens of our own country and not illegal residents, we should be able to speak our minds freely like it has been in the past and not be terrified as we see today,” he added.
He further commended the clergy for their constant effort to ensure development in the country.
Source: GhanaFeed.com