Religion of Thursday, 8 September 2016Source: Graphic.com.ghChristian Council, Chief Imam launch youth sensitisation programmeSheikh Arimiyao Shuaib (right) exchanging pleasantries with Rev. Dr Kwabena Opuni-FrimpongThe Christian Council of Ghana (OCG) and the Office of the National Chief Imam today launched an inter-faith youth sensitisation programme on ensuring peace in this year’s elections. Dubbed “Say Yes to Peace,” the programme is being supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Danish Development Agency (DANIDA). At the programme, the spokesperson of the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Arimiyao Shuaib, said the formation of vigilante groups, mostly made up of the youth, was not good for the country’s democratic practice . An Executive Committee Member of the Christian Council of Ghana, Pastor Emmanuel Okai, in an address, also called on religious leaders to teach the youth the cost of not doing things right.

Source: GhanaWeb September 08, 2016 09:56 UTC