ACCEPT DRIVER'S LICENSE, VOTER's CARD IN NIA REGISTRATION-METHODIST BISHOP URGES GOV'T.

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The Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church, Ghana, Most Reverend Titus Awotwe Pratt, says the use of only Birth Certificate and Passport as admissible identification document for registration for the Ghana Card is too restrictive.

 Government must therefore accept to include other legal document easily accessible by genuine citizens such as Driver’s License and the Voter’s ID Cards to enable as many Ghanaians register for the Ghana Card. 

Most Rev. Awotwe-Pratt gave the advice at Ayigya in the Oforikrom Municipality of Ashanti at a Commissioning Service for new Lay Evangelists into the Methodist Church. 

The 24 new Lay Evangelists, who come from various parts of Ghana, had successfully completed a two-year training programme at the Freeman Development Centre in Kumasi.
 During the training period, they took courses such as Counselling, Evangelism and Theology before undertaking a practical evangelism at Abuontem in the Bosomtwe district of Ashanti where they planted their commemorative Church. They were each given a Holy Bible and a Certificate. 

Speaking to the media later, the Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church, Ghana, Most Rev. Titus Awotwe-Pratt, spoke about the need for government to widen the scope of registration criteria to cover as many Ghanaians as possible. 

He urged the National Identification Authority to accept identification modules such as the Driver’s License and Voter’s ID Card for the registration. 
This, he noted, will engender trust, support and acceptance of the outcome.

On the issue of homosexuality, Most Rev. Awotwe-Pratt challenged government to publicly make clear, Ghana’s position on the matter. He emphasized however, that the Methodist Church in Ghana will never support homosexuality saying that the practice is evil and will not be condoned. 

He called for a national development policy that should compel all succeeding governments to complete projects and programmes initiative by previous governments in the interest of the country. 

The Director of Evangelism, Mission and Renewal of the Methodist Church, Ghana, Very Rev. Samuel Adu Boateng, said the church will cater for the financial and residential needs of the new Evangelists who will be posted to various mission fields. He advised them to live above reproach and be worthy ambassadors of the Church.

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