President John Evans Atta Mills has once again given the assurance that his government would not plunder state resources but rather utilise them for the common good of all Ghanaians.
He gave the assurance when he attended a church service at the Fountain Gate Chapel in Bolgatanga on Sunday, as part of activities marking the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Upper East Region.
Among the large number of guests at the church service were senior government officials, ministers of state, Members of Parliament, Members of the Council of State and municipal and district chief executives.
President Mills said those who found themselves in privileged positions in government, including himself, achieved such heights not by their own power but by the design of God.
He made a prayer request to the Lord to give him and his team of ministers the might to do what was right and pleasing in His sight and pledged to use the resources of the state for the benefit of all Ghanaians and to the glory of God.
“Our battle is not a physical one but spiritual and so we shall continue to seek the face of God to lead us,” he said and commended the head pastor of the church, Rev. Eastwood Anaba, and the entire Fountain Gate Chapel congregation for their continuous prayer and support over the years.
Preaching the sermon on the theme, “It’s our time”, Rev. Eastwood Anaba called on the government to create a favourable atmosphere for the development of the region.
He was of the view that other regions in southern Ghana had taken their turn while other parts of Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and the USA had also done same and, therefore, “it is now or never for the Upper East Region to also take its rightful place”.
While urging the government to support the agriculture sector in the region since its people were predominantly farmers who required more assistance, Rev. Anaba called on politicians to give the people their share. “That is all that I plead for,” he said.
Rev. Anaba also stressed the need for all successful sons and daughters of the region to return home and assist in the development of the area.
“If you can stop thinking about yourself and think about the general welfare of the people, you will be immortalised,” he said.
He commended President Mills for his continued dependence on God in the administration of the country, saying “This is not just a President, but a believer who desires to worship God at all times”.
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