{"id":451009,"date":"2017-12-30T09:21:32","date_gmt":"2017-12-30T09:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/30\/ghana-needs-excellent-politicians-to-curb-corruption-pastor\/"},"modified":"2017-12-30T09:21:32","modified_gmt":"2017-12-30T09:21:32","slug":"ghana-needs-excellent-politicians-to-curb-corruption-pastor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/30\/ghana-needs-excellent-politicians-to-curb-corruption-pastor\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana needs excellent politicians to curb corruption \u2013 Pastor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Religion of Saturday, 30 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Starrfmonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-12-30<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/67831660.295.jpg\" alt=\"Corruption Customs\" title=\"Corruption Customs\" width=\"295\" height=\"191\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>According to the Pastor more Christian youth should get involved in politics to help curb corruption<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1514625692_719_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Ghana needs excellent and incorruptible Christians in key positions of governance to help curb the monstrous corruption bedevilling its progress, according to a Pentecost pastor.<\/p>\n<p>The Okorase District Pastor of the Church of Pentecost, Paul Laryea, noted corruption is inimical to improvement of lives and development hence the need to nip it in the bud.<\/p>\n<p>He said appointing authorities must consider Christians possessing \u201cspirit of excellence and exceptional leadership qualities with incorruptible integrity \u201d to occupy high positions to be good stewards of resources of the state for the benefit of all.<\/p>\n<p>He was speaking at the maiden edition of \u201cSpirit of Excellence Youth Conference\u201d held by Pentecost International Worship Center (PIWC) \u2013 Koforidua in the Eastern region. The purpose of the programme was to raise exceptional future leaders empowered to be agents of change in the country.<\/p>\n<p>According to IMANI Ghana, about $3 billion to $4 billion is lost to corruption every year in Ghana. While the African Union, estimates that more than $148 billion is lost to corruption in Africa every year.<\/p>\n<p>Pastor Laryea using the exceptional leadership qualities exhibited by Daniel in the Bible (Daniel 6:3 -5) as a case study, challenged Christian youth to get involved in politics and governance to help change the narrative with exceptional leadership influence by the fear of God to help curb corruption.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Christian youth must get involved in governance. We want to see great politicians among you. If we don\u2019t get excellent people to rise up into politics, we will continue to cry that they are stealing our money,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<p>The programme was attended by a multitude of youth in the church. 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