Accra, Aug. 10, GNA – The Christian Council of
Ghana (CCG) on Thursday asked government to arrest and prosecute all persons
found complicit in the collapse and the consolidation of seven indigenous banks
by the Bank of Ghana.
The CCG said the Directors, staff and all
those whose actions and inactions had cast a slur on the management of the
Financial system in the country, must be made to face the full vigorous of the
laws.
Speaking at the opening of the 2018 Synod of
the Global Evangelical Church of Ghana in Accra, General Secretary of the CCG,
Dr. Cyril Fayorseh commended the Governor of the Bank of Ghana and his team for
exposing the rot in the banking system in Ghana and for actually closing down
the seven banks.
He was of the opinion that the law should take
its course in the matter because “the amount of money that we hear has gone
into the bailing out of these banks is enough to do a lot of social
interventions in the country.”
On the Double Track educational policy, Dr
Fayorseh described it as a good thing, and commended Government’s tireless
effort not to leave any child behind.
However, he said the CCG was of the view that
Government should engage all stakeholders, including churches, and other faith
based organizations, traditional leaders, parent teacher organizations, the
Ghana Education Service, and the entire nation.
“I think there’s the need for the general
public to have the opportunity to understand the proposal and to engage the
system meaningfully,” he said.
The General Secretary said the CCG would have
wished that the programme was piloted first before a full blown implementation,
saying that, there was the need for all stakeholders to have a clear
understanding of that educational policy to enable it to succeed.
He urged the public to be objective in such
matters of national interest, adding that, “Our discussions should move towards
national interest and the future of the Ghanaian youth… The Government and
its communicators must respect dissenting views coming from any section of the
Ghanaian populace and avoid embarking on vindictive attacks on people who
express views that do not favour them.”
Dr Fayorseh commended the former Electoral
Commissioner, Mrs Charlotte Osei, for successfully taking the country through
the 2016 General elections, adding that, her good works must be remembered.
He also called on the current Chairperson of
the Electoral Commission and her two deputies to ensure that they uphold their
position with integrity and ensure at all times that the Commissions works is
appreciated by the citizens of the country.
GNA