Muslim in Bolga observe Eid Ul Fitr prayers

Story: Benjamin Xornam Glover, Bolgatanga The Upper East Regional Chief Imam, Yussif Adam has given assurance that the Muslims community will continue to pray for the nation in order to peace to prevail in the country before, during and after the 2012 general elections. Leading the Eid Ul Fitr prayers at the Jubilee Park in Bolgatanga, Imam Yussif Adam said a peaceful nation will accelerate the pace of development of the region in particular and Ghana as a whole and as clerics, they are committed to relentless prayer to see Ghana develop rapidly. He appealed to all political parties to go about their electioneering activities devoid of insults and inflammatory language. Present at the prayers were the Upper East Regional, Mr. Mark Woyongo, The Municipal Chief Executive for Bolgatanga, Edward Ayagle and the New Patriotic Party parliamentary candidate for Bolgatanga Central, Dr. Geysika Agambilla In his message to the congregants, Mr. Woyongo commended the Muslims community for successfully completing one month of fasting and prayer and expressed the hope that both the physical and spiritual cleansing they have gone through will translate in their daily lives the rest of the months. He appealed to all Muslims in the region to continue to live in peace. “Remember our region is about the poorest in this country and we can only get out of this poverty if we live in peace and unity. As we get into elections 2012, I want to appeal to everybody to live in peace. Politics is not supposed to divide us. Politics is not insults. I want t o appeal to you not to allow yourselves to be misuse for any violent acts. Let us remember that we are brothers and sisters. We should get into the elections as one people and go about it in a peaceful manner”, he said. -End- August 19, 2012