Character key to Ghana’s renewal – Eastern Regional Minister

The Eastern Regional Minister, Mrs Rita Akosua Adjei Awatey, has urged Ghanaians to uphold integrity, patriotism and discipline as the bedrock for building the country they desire.

Delivering the keynote address at the National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving celebration in Koforidua on Wednesday, she indicated that resetting Ghana must go beyond economic recovery and infrastructure development to include a transformation of the nation’s values and character.

Speaking on the theme, “Resetting Our Values to Build the Ghana We Want,” Mrs Awatey stressed that the country needed to return to the principles of honesty, humility and accountability, explaining that national development could not thrive in an environment where dishonesty was rewarded.

She noted that true success should be measured by the contribution individuals made to society, rather than the wealth they accumulated.

The Minister acknowledged that the country had faced economic difficulties, declining public trust and an erosion of national values, but said Ghana now stood at a critical turning point.

She therefore urged citizens to place national interest above political, ethnic and personal considerations in support of the government’s vision of national renewal.

Mrs Awatey explained that government alone could not achieve the transformation being sought and appealed to various stakeholders to play their roles.

She called on religious leaders to teach and exemplify integrity, traditional authorities to promote patriotism and discipline, the youth to reject the “get-rich-quick” mentality, and the business community to operate with honesty and in compliance with the law.

Describing integrity as non-negotiable, she stressed that every Ghanaian had a responsibility to contribute to rebuilding the country’s moral fabric.

The Regional Minister also linked the recent flooding in Accra and other parts of the country to lapses in responsible leadership and civic duty.

She urged Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies to strictly enforce land-use regulations and adopt proactive measures to safeguard lives and property.

Mrs Awatey noted that preventing disasters required not only prayer but decisive action, adding that the enforcement of existing laws would help avert future tragedies.

She concluded by calling on Ghanaians to commit themselves to responsible citizenship capable of building the nation they aspire to, and expressed the hope that the message of resetting national values would resonate beyond the Eastern Region to the rest of the country.

FROM AMA TEKYIWAA AMPADU AGYEMAN, KOFORIDUA

The post Character key to Ghana’s renewal – Eastern Regional Minister appeared first on Ghanaian Times.

Read Full Story