Mahama subtly ‘jabs’ fmr Presby Moderator Prof Martey for quieting Akufo-Addo
Former President John Dramani Mahama has told churches to talk about the economic challenges facing Ghanaians today.
He subtly criticized the Former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Martey, who has been constantly criticizing the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration but has stopped under the Akufo-Addo government.
It was recalled that Professor Martey in October 2014 when Mr. Mahama was the sitting President, said that Ghana needs a wise man to rule in order to save the country from many challenges.
He said this at the foundation stone and dedication of the church building for the Kwadaso Trinity Congregation in Kumasi.
“We need to be told the truth, the biblical cliché that the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. We need wisdom to govern this country,” he said.
“How are you?” For with “Where is the wise man?”, he asked.
John Mahama, while speaking at the induction ceremony for the founding of Cedar Mountain Chapel Rev Stephen Wendam as General Superintendent in Accra on Saturday February 25, 2023 advised churches and religious leaders to speak out even if there is a political party in office.
He said “The church is not only there to pray for the leaders, it is also there to give advice and guidance to the leaders because, after all, the church is not in the sky, the church is in the community, and whatever happens in the community affects the church.
“Today, the economic crisis that we are experiencing, affects our congregation, all the accounts and therefore the church must speak whenever they think something is not going right.
“I hope this should be done regardless of the government that is in office. We should look balanced and nonpartisan, not ‘Anyansafuoeii mo wo hin’ in one government and then quiet in another.
“We must always speak the truth to whoever is in office, it can affect the life of our congregation and Christians should not be afraid to participate in politics.
“I say that the price a wise man pays for not participating in politics is that fools should be ruled by it, so we as Christians should not be ashamed of politics.”
Meanwhile Prof. Martey said he now uses text messages among other channels to talk to people on matters of national interest.
Speaking at a public lecture in Koforidua on Tuesday, May 25, 2022, he said “Pd. Prof. Martey is still speaking but has changed his style. What I need to communicate with him I communicate. Sometimes through text messages and many things happen because of my intervention. So I still say”.
He further pointed out that according to the constitution of the Presbyterian Church, only serving moderators are assigned to speak on behalf of the church on national issues.
“You know the vision, practices and procedures of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, the spirit of our constitution is that the Presbyterian Church of Ghana has only one representative to speak on behalf of the church and that person is the moderator of the General Assembly. The Presbyterian Church of Ghana is not through the moderator but the portion of the moderator. And for me, my understanding of leadership, especially leadership in a Church setting is like a relay race when the baton is handed to you. [you don’t take it , it’s given to you] , you run as fast as you can and when you reach the next person, you hand over the baton and stop running. If you hand over the baton and you keep running, whoever does that is crazy,” he said.
By Laud Nartey|3news.com|Ghana
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