Drinking bars and club houses in Ho were on New Year\u2019s Eve deserted as people stormed churches for watch night services.
\nPopular drinking bars such as \u201cWhite House\u201d Club Fidele and Rumours Pub were all empty with only bar attendants and disc jockeys dancing to loud music.
\nThe colourful decorations of those places failed to attract their usual customers, who patronize those places at weekends, especially Fridays and Saturdays.
\nAbass, 23, a Disc Jockey at Club Fidele told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at 2345 hours that though his place was empty, he was hopeful that it would get busy after 2400 hours when people had returned from church.
\nAt \u201cWhite House\u201d only a handful of people were spotted playing cards in front of the bar.
\nThe streets were empty and \u201cdry\u201d of human and vehicular traffic.
\nChurches, as expected, were filled to capacity with some erecting canopies outside to contain others, who could not get space in the church halls.
\nChurch members prayed, sang, and thanked God for the year 2010 and trusted Him for a better 2011.
\nAt the Royal House Chapel, Reverend David Nenyi Ampah-Bennin, Volta Regional Police Commander, urged Christians to work hard to benefit fully from the coming year.
\nHe reminded them that manna days were over and that, \u201cyou have to stop waiting for manna and stop working lotto at the office and work hard.
\n\u201cGod is a hard worker, so we as His children must exhibit this quality wherever we find ourselves,\u201d Rev Ampah-Bennin stressed.
\nRev Hansen Bosso, Head-Pastor of the Church, urged the congregation to trust in God irrespective of their challenges and that \u201cHe will make everything perfect in His time.\u201d
\nHe said though 2011 is an imperfect number, God would perfect all their endeavours if they put their trust in Him.
\nAt the Jubilee Christian Centre, Reverend James Noble Tulasi, Head Pastor of the Church, who led the congregation through prayers for the nation, leaders and Cote d\u2019Ivoire, charged the congregation to manage their time and resources well to enjoy the coming year.
\nHe said that was the only way they could witness maximum increase in their lives.
\nAfter 2400 hours the street became quite busy with people moving from one end to the other as few persons settled at the bars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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