The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) through its President, Rev. Prof. Paul Frimpong-Manso in a statement has observed with great concern the shooting incident at a Registration Centre in the ongoing Voter Registration exercise at the Awutu-Senya East Constituency on Monday, July 20, 2020.
It is the view of the Council that the position of the Hon. Mavis Hawa Koomson as a Minister of state is no longer tenable and she must resign or be fired by the President without prejudice to any criminal actions that may be taken against her by the Police.
“We call on the President of the Republic to take immediate action on this matter to safeguard the peace and security of this nation and to assure all Ghanaians that we can trust him to keep this nation together in unity ahead of the General Elections in December,” the statement said.
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SHOOTING INCIDENCE AT KASOA
The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) has observed with great concern the shooting incident at a Registration Centre in the ongoing Voter Registration exercise at the Awutu-Senya East Constituency on Monday, July 20, 2020.
More worrying is the involvement of the Member of Parliament for the area and Minister of Special Development Initiatives, Hon. Mavis Hawa Koomson, who has publicly admitted through a television interview, her direct involvement in the shooting incident.
We unreservedly condemn the unwarranted actions of the Minister in the strongest terms and call on the Ghana Police Service not to relent in their efforts in bringing all perpetrators of the shooting incident, including the Minister to book by ensuring that justice and fair play is manifestly seen to be done in this matter.
As a council, we know that the Ghana Police Service has the capacity and is capable of dealing with crimes of this nature without fear or favour and we wish to encourage them to rise up to this challenge no matter whose ox is gored in this matter so as to assure us that we can trust them to deal with all forms of violence ahead of the 2020 general election.
It is also the view of the Council that the position of the Hon. Mavis Hawa Koomson as a Minister of state is no longer tenable and she must resign or be fired by the President without prejudice to any criminal actions that may be taken against her by the Police.
We call on the President of the Republic to take immediate action on this matter to safeguard the peace and security of this nation and to assure all Ghanaians that we can trust him to keep this nation together in unity ahead of the General Elections in December.
We also call on all Ghanaians, especially aggrieved individuals and parties at every stage of the electoral process to resort to the time tested electoral laws and conflict resolution mechanisms and institutions to resolve our grievance rather than violence. Let us as citizens be reminded that it pays to use non-violent means to resolve our differences than the violent approaches, which could deprive us of our liberties, relations and even our lives.
To the youth of Ghana, we urge you to channel your energies, talents and skills into very productive endeavours and refuse to be used by unpatriotic Politicians for their greedy parochial interests. Today and the future belongs to you so jealously guard it!
We are by this statement calling on all Ghanaians once again to remember that we have only one Ghana to live in with nowhere else to go in the event of any escalated violence, though it is an open secret that the politicians we are willing to die for have their passports and that of their families ready to fly out of this country should violence erupt. Let’s be prudent and act responsibly to maintain the peace and security of Ghana for the future of our children and generations yet unborn.
God bless our homeland Ghana and make our nation great and strong.
Issued for and on behalf of the National Executive Council by:
REV. PROF. PAUL FRIMPONG-MANSO
PRESIDENT
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was it before or after they have heard her side of the story?
Hypocrites, be genuine Ghanaians.. Why if the any bad attitude happens with someone , some of you talk in favour of your NPP,NDC and forget next time she won't pull the trigger on air but bad temper will let her pull it on you...Discipline her to be ..
No wonder, the Pentecostal and Charismatic Council is really a h-*poc*rit*ical bunch. What did you say when one of your own, Elder Ofosu Ampofo's criminal tape came up?. Today's Pharisees who see nothing wrong with their own.
This is a bogus statement coming from the so called Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC). Are you saying that she should have waited for these hope1ess and use1ess guys to kill her or what? Did you hear from the woman?Go and sack !!!
OUR CHURCH LEADERS AND THOSE RUMOURS MUST CEASE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT, WITHOUT QUESTIONING THE INTEREST OF WE THE COMMON PEOPLE ON THE STREET.ALL THOSE RELIGIOUS REVOLUTIONISTS IN GHANA NEED TO CORRECT THEMSEVES FIRST BEFORE CRITICIZING HAWA KOOMSON.SHE ACTED ON SELF DEFENCE AND DOES NOT AMOUNT TO PROSECUTION,NOW WE ALL HAVE COME TO KNOW THAT GHANA JUSTICE IS IN JEOPARDY.WHAT ABOUT THE GUY WHO FIRED WARNING SHOT ON STAGE?THE CLERGY MUST KEEP QUEIT NOW.
Please let investigation be conducted before all these conclusions and judgemental attitudes. The Bible have principles of sanctioning erring members and i believe those are not different from what the laws of the state prescribe. Read Mathew 18:15-20 I will be happy if the law deals with her if found culpable.
To the point!!!That's my man! That lady must be fired immediately. There is one law for all Ghanaians.
Stop disgracing us please! populist and pedestrian, please stop. On what basis are you sacking the lady? I thought the matter is under investigation? Lets preserve the little credibility we have left. Lets even say the lady is at fault, from here you will go and preach about forgiveness. You can go and beg for others not to be sacked because they go to your churches, but here you are judging someone before the worldly people do. unbelievable!
How do these Church leaders represent us ? How can they quickly pass judgment on issues of collective interest without consulting we the members they seem to represent. Just making hasty conclusions and crucifixions smack of arbitrariness and must be condemned in no uncertain terms. They can always speak their minds but not the church they do represent. Until consultations are made across the ranks and file of the members they do represent they should desist from such hasty comments.