AFRICAN RULING/OPPOSITION PARTIES RIG ELECTIONS-CATH ARCHBISHOP

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The Vice President of the Pontifical Council on Peace and Justice in Africa, Most Reverend Gabriel Justice Anokye, has deplored what he calls real electoral fraud by both ruling and opposition political parties during elections in certain African countries. 

According to him, some of the politicians involved confess their nefarious deals and later attribute their victories to God. 

Most Rev. Anokye, who has already toured 21 of the African countries including those who have gone to the polls in the last four years, however stated that he is yet to have evidence of election rigging experience in Ghana.

 Most Rev. Anokye, who is also the Kumasi Metropolitan Catholic Archbishop, made this known while preaching at a Mass to climax the 50th anniversary celebration of the Saint Peter’s Parish at Asuoyeboa in Kumasi. 

The Golden Jubilee, which was on the theme:  “The Development of St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Asuyeboa for the New Evangelization: The Role of the Parishioner”, was also used to dedicate the 600-seater church auditorium and its alter. 

The Asuoyeboa St. Peter’s Parish held its first Mass on 22nd October, 1966 when 12 members were baptized with Rev. Father Leo Bekeman as the first Priest in charge. 

At the Golden Jubilee Mass was the Confirmation of 18 members into the Catholic faith while many others including the founding members were presented with gifts. 

Most Rev. Anokye expressed serious worry about what he described as the politics without principles and also without the fear of God in Ghana in particular and Africa in general.

 It is for this phenomenon that greed for wealth, corruption and mismanagement of scarce national resources remain prevalent on the continent while the people remain impoverished.

 He lamented about the increasing menace of illegal gold mining by both citizens and expatriates leading to the collapse of Anglogold Obuasi Mines for which about two-thirds of the nearly 15 thousand workers have been retrenched while the natural environment is being destroyed without concern for the future generation. 

Most Rev. Anokye again expressed worry about religious commercialization by which some ministers of God are taking advantage of their congregation who approach them for solutions to their afflictions. 

He also chastised Christians who patronize the activities of such men of God rather than remaining steadfast in their faith in God.

   

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