forced to attend Christian programmes<\/strong><\/a><\/span> and also their women are not allowed to wear hijab saying it must be stopped.<\/p>\nThe NMC said it is worried over “the tone of coverage and discussions regarding religion and ethnicity in the past couple of days.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to the NMC the relative peace, harmony and stability our country has enjoyed over the past 58 years have been built upon the collective tolerance of our forebears adding that \u201cour generation owes this to ourselves and to future generations to preserve this harmony and cordial relations amongst various religions and peoples.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile all Ghanaians, including major stakeholders \u2013 the Governemnt, civil society, educational institutions, faith based groups, traditional authorities and the general citizenry \u2013 would be exercising their right to free expression and opinion, the Commission believes the debate and discussions could be held without rancour and bitterness. The experience of Africa demonstrates that any deviation from this can be a recipe for mayhem,\u201d a statement\u00a0signed by Chairman of the NMC Ambassador Kabral Blay-Amihere stated.<\/p>\n
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