Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has urged Ghanaians to cultivate the spirit of tolerance as we head towards election 2020.
Bawumia joined hundreds of worshipers at the Kaneshie Presby Church on Tuesday to usher in the New Year.
He urged the congregants and Ghanaians to promote peace, unity and love just as the Bible admonishes.
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Despite being a Muslim, the Vice President quoted from Mathew 5:9 – Blessed are the peacemakers for those are the sons of God – and other scriptures to buttress his call for peace, unity and love.
After the service, Dr. Bawumia took to social media to urge all Ghanaians to be tolerance as we head towards election 2020.
I urged Ghanaians to continue to imbibe and exude the virtues of peace, unity and love as the nation enters a new year, even more, imperative as 2020 is an election year, and there is, therefore, the need for tolerance, peace ... pic.twitter.com/SbHlaR2Ciu
— Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia (@MBawumia) January 1, 2020
... and fellow-feeling to militate against any negativity that might arise in the heat of the political season.
— Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia (@MBawumia) January 1, 2020
Happy New Year To All. pic.twitter.com/BQjYyfMbiH