Catholic cleric, Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, has called on Ghanaians to support their government in transforming Ghana for the better.
According to him, the task of transforming Ghana cannot rest solely on the shoulders of President John Dramani Mahama.
He said the transformation agenda must be a collective responsibility of all citizens.
He made call in his speech during Ghana’s National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving held in Accra on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.
Cardinal Turkson called on Ghanaians to embrace both spiritual values and civic virtues in pursuit of lasting national progress.
According to him, “The transformation of this land will not be a task for just the president. With all the good intentions that he may have, the transformation of this land depends on us. We must not only be religious but also spiritual. So for all of us gathered here, I just like to tell you that biblical religious says one thing about all of us. It means that our belief in God entails our vision of the world and our place in that vision.”
He challenged the public to take personal responsibility for shaping Ghana’s future, noting that faith in God must reflect a clear moral vision for the country.
Cardinal Turkson warned that without a deep commitment to ethical living, Ghana risks being overtaken by greed, which would have widespread consequences.
“So, anyone who believes in God must also formulate for himself his vision of the world, and must go on to formulate his place in this vision. Whatever vision of Ghana we have gathered here to express, we need to recognise that it will suffice to formulate and express a vision; we need to go ahead and formulate our own place also within the vision. That just means that we are looking for virtues in Ghanaians who develop virtue and live by virtue.
Cardinal Turkson says “Otherwise, greed will dominate this land, and when that happens, there will be negative externalities to be borne by all of us.”
Source: Africa Publicity
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