{"id":295167,"date":"2017-02-17T14:30:09","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T14:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=295167"},"modified":"2017-02-17T14:30:09","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T14:30:09","slug":"pray-for-our-success-akufo-addo-to-ahmadyyia-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/02\/pray-for-our-success-akufo-addo-to-ahmadyyia-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Pray for our success – Akufo-Addo to Ahmadyyia mission"},"content":{"rendered":"
President Akufo-Addo has urged the Ahmadiyya Mission to pray for him and his government to succeed in its quest to ensure more development for the country.<\/p>\n
Akufo-Addo made the call when he received a delegation from the National Executive Council of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission at the Flagstaff House on Thursday, February 16, 2017.<\/p>\n
“Pray for me and for those who work with me, so we are inspired by the Almighty to do a good job for Ghana. Pray to God to give me wisdom, courage and make me a compassionate leader”<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to be an honest leader, a good leader, and one who will be remembered as having contributed significantly to the progress and welfare of Ghana,” Akufo-Addo said.<\/p>\n
The President lauded the contribution of the mission towards the development of the country in the fields of education, healthcare, and provision of to her social services.<\/p>\n
He noted that in addition to the constitutional provisions which demand religious tolerance and harmony among the populace, he had a deep and personal attachment to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour predecessor, [the late Maulvi Wahab Adam] was one of my principal counselors, a deeply religious person and a man of integrity. As Attorney General, I had the privilege of recommending him to President Kufuor for appointment as a member of the National Reconciliation Commission, which was set up to heal the wounds of the nation after decades of military rule. He excelled in the work of the Commission and was one of its driving forces,\u201d Akufo-Addo said.<\/p>\n