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Election not religious contest – GPCC to political parties

The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) has admonished political parties not to make this year’s general election a religious contest.

It said it had observed with grave concern recent religious and sectarian campaign messages being advocated and promoted on political party platforms and at religious gatherings.

A statement by the National Executive Council (NEC) of the GPCC made available to the Daily Graphic said it was a fact that for the first time in the chequered history of the country, the two most popular political parties in the 2024 general election – the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) — would be featuring presidential candidates from the Christian and Muslim faiths, respectively.

Aware

The GPCC, it said, was deeply aware of the potential tensions, divisiveness and conflicts religion in politics and governance could evoke in a highly charged and keenly contested election such as the 2024 general election in Ghana.