Reverend Emmanuel Kaatey, Pastor in-charge of Number two branch of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) of Agona Swedru, has appealed to the local Zongo Community and indigenes to bury their differences to ensure peace and stability in town.
He said the conflict which erupted between the two groups must be put to rest so that resources being spent on security and conflict management would be channeled in the development of the Municipality.
Rev. Kaatey made the appeal when he delivered a sermon at a watch night Church service to usher-in New Year at Swedru.
He said where war and conflict exist, people suffer as development stalls.
Rev Kaatey asked Agonas and Zongo Community in the Agona Swedru Municipality to live in peace and foster unity to assist socio-economic advancement of the country.
At Damascus Church at Agona Swedru, Rev. Paul Gyasi Acheampong cautioned the youth to desist from smoking, drug abuse and social vices that could badly affect their health and future.
At Agona Mensakrom, Reverend Dadibo Acquah, Head of Twelve Apostles Church, asked Ghanaians to pray for prosperity of the nation and God's blessing for President J.E.A Mills and his ministers.
He cautioned end-time pastors who used fallacious and other foul means to deceive and rob their congregation of their money and valuable properties to stop the practice.
Rev. Acquah called on the youth to respect the elderly and desist from violent means of resolving issues but rather use dialogue to resolve their difference to ensure peace and understanding to the country.
At Agona Swedru, Assemblies of God Church, Rev. Charles Arkoh-Nunoo asked Ghanaians to support the government in its efforts at building a better country and stop "pull him down attitude" which could devastate the economic well being of the country.
Rev. Arkoh-Nunoo asked the people to stop complaining about the economic hardship and work towards solid and sound economy.
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