Mr . Hamid made the promise  in response to a query from the Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Suhuyini Alhassan for describing the former President Mahama as an unrepentant bigot.

[contextly_sidebar id=”Blx4ZcBJXxv3W5OtQtXK9KU9xhEyKC7R”]“I regret the polluted political environment that enables people from both sides of the political divide to throw such invectives into the public space and poison the atmosphere. I regret that environment so much. If by your grace I am Minister I shall work to rid our environment  of such pollution.

“ I promise you that I will not manufacture stuff. I want to reiterate that I will contribute my quota in ensuring that we have a sane political environment where we are not insulting and attacking each other and mudslinging one another. I will try my best to create that atmosphere…”  said Mr. Hamid.

The Minister Nominee further explained that he made the comment “in a rebuttal to the NDC tagging Nana Addo at that time as an ethnic bigot.”

Religious tolerance

When asked by Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Muburak on whether it is right for Muslim students in Christian schools to be forced to attend faith based services, he said Muslims who  have decided to attend Christians schools should be willing to tolerate doctrines and practices from other religions.

“In my view Muslims who attend Christian schools should not be compelled to attend faith based services but there are other services that are held nearly as part of school discipline and I am saying that to the extent that in Islam, the prophet says actions are according to intentions and every man or woman will be rewarded according to that which he intended so if our students were to attend these services merely because they are curriculum based I do not see why Muslims should quarrel about that one. But they can quarrel about Muslims being compelled to attend faith services so that there is a balance.”

About Mustapha Hamid

Mustapha Abdul-Hamid is 45 years old.

He holds a Diploma in Education, Bachelor of Arts Degree in Religious Studies and a Master of Philosophy Degree, also in Religious Studies, all from the University of Cape Coast.

He is presently a Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies at the University of Cape Coast, where he specializes in the areas of Islam & Gender and Political Thought in Islam.

Prior to taking up teaching, he worked in the media in various capacities as Editor of the High Street Journal, Editor of the Statesman newspaper, News Editor at the then Choice FM and Strategy 4 Planning Manager at Media Majique & Research Systems.

He has published widely in many prestigious academic journals around the world. In politics, he was National Youth Organiser of the NPP from 2002-2005. He has been Spokesperson for the President from 2007 to date.

He is married with five children.

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By: Marian Ansah/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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She said she traveled outside the country immediately after her tertiary education.

[contextly_sidebar id=”GpQ8UsyvHWACWcES5aU2RYjY14PXWARs”]“I was living in Kenya, Nairobi at that time, and because my parents were there I was not given the opportunity be in Ghana to undertake the national service, so I did not take my national service. I actually worked in Kenya for the three months that I came out of the University,” she said.

Catherine Afeku said that although she didn’t seek for exemption or undertake the service on her return to Ghana, she is ready take any opportunity given to do that.

The Ghana National Service Scheme Act 426 section 7 states that, a person who has not commenced and completed his or her period of national service shall not;

(a)  obtain employment outside the Scheme; or

(b)  be employed by any other person outside the Scheme; or

(c)  be engaged in any employment outside the Scheme, whether self-employed or otherwise, without the prior permission, in writing, of the Board.

(2) It shall be the duty of every employer to ascertain from every employee, upon his appointment, whether or not he is liable to national service and if he is, the employer shall notify the fact to the Board forthwith.

The minority in Parliament have boycotted the approval of the minister-nominee for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Otiko Afisa Djaba over her failure to do her national service as expected by law, among other issues they raised against her.

Their posture on the issue has generated mixed reaction from the public as some have insisted that nominees who fail to undertake their national service must not be approved by the House since doing otherwise will send negative signals to students across the country that failing to serve the nation for the 1-year period after tertiary education was optional.

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