Minister for Local Government calls on churches to lead and sustain a vigorous sanitation campaign

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has called on churches to lead and sustain a vigorous sanitation campaign to help maintain high standards of cleanliness in communities.

According to him, such efforts would directly support the government’s resetting agenda and accelerate the realisation of both national and local development goals.

Mr Ibrahim made the call when he joined the congregation of the Evangelical Universal Church (EUC) in Ho for an Easter Monday service.

The service, which was attended by hundreds of EUC members from Ghana and Togo, marked the climax of a weeklong Easter convention held under the theme: “Glorifying the Power, Will and Sovereignty of God for National Building.”

The Minister, who was the guest of honour, noted that Easter was not merely a holiday but a powerful reminder of Christ’s legacy of life and a call for mankind to rise above all challenges and preserve the beauty of creation.

“That means we must take a firm stance to keep our environment clean, preserve our water bodies, and the air we breathe to ensure future generations become inheritors and not just survivors,” he said.

Mr Ibrahim reaffirmed the government’s commitment to better governance anchored on integrity, transparency, and justice—principles which, he said, reflect God’s ways.

“So, the church must play active roles in the realisation of that agenda for the benefit of all Ghanaians,” he stated.

“It also means we must remain united and live in peace all the time,” Mr Ibrahim told the congregation.

Earlier, the Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, gave an assurance that the government would continue to collaborate with churches on matters of national development.

“The Volta Regional Coordinating Council is always ready to work with churches, chiefs, and all stakeholders to build the Ghana we all want,” he said.

The Supreme Pontiff of the EUC, Zeniter II, said the church was highly concerned about national development and service to humanity.

He called on Ghanaians to avoid all forms of divisiveness and rally behind the government to lift the country to greater heights.

The Supreme Pontiff also entreated the youth to renew their sense of patriotism and demonstrate their love for the nation by avoiding wayward behaviour.

The President of the Volta Region House of Chiefs, Togbe Tepre Hodo IV, in a speech read on his behalf, said the nation had strayed from the dreams of its founding fathers for far too long.

He noted that Ghanaians were now looking up to the current government for a new era of nation-building, one devoid of corruption and grounded in honesty.