The Chairman of the
Christian Council of Ghana, Prof. Emmanuel Martey is prescribing for the nation
to declare a state of mourning over the menace of corruption in the country.
He called for a sense
of repentance among Ghanaians, particularly the Christian faith who constitute
about 70% of the nation’s population.
Corruption has been
roundly acknowledged as reaching a crisis point in the country with all the
facets of the Ghanaian society, including the church which has seemingly
abandoned its primary mandate of preaching faith and has embraced promoting
wealthy lifestyle, being mired in corruption.
Right Reverend Martey
who is also Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of
Ghana, was speaking on Joy FM's Sper Morning Show, Monday, on the widespread
complaints of immoral, and flagrant abuses by persons professing to be
religious leaders.
He said the
Christian church is largely to blame for the country’s current woes.
“The problem comes
from those who describe themselves as religious people [christains]…there are
charlatans in the church [and] there are thieves in the church,” he stated.
To him, the majority
of the population [70%] which claims to be Christian- including all heads
of states since independence- has failed the state.
He asked: “If Ghana
is in the state in which we are now, do you tell me the less than 30% of
non-Christians are responsible for that? It is not true!”
“We need a sense of
repentance…Now the message of corruption is being sung everywhere; let
everybody hear it and let us repent,” he said.
Right Rev. Martey
also blamed the situation on some pastors whom he said are “placing much
emphasis on wealth” through prophesies, “which shouldn’t be the
case.” Many of such prophesies he observed, are untrue.
“Since biblical time,
we’ve had false prophesies and false prophets…Not all the churches [in Ghana]
are of God…There are satanic churches in Ghana,” the outspoken religious leader
stated.
Preying on
people’s gullibility
In a related
development, the President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference, Most
Reverend Bishop Osei Bonsu, has accused the pastors of such churches considered
‘un-Godly’, of simply “preying on the gullibility of people”.
According to him,
although it is not a crime for one to get rich, it becomes problematic where
emphasis is placed on wealth.
“Those false prophets
are preying on people’s gullibility and superstition,” he said.
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