{"id":331333,"date":"2025-04-22T13:08:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T13:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/04\/22\/politics-is-not-a-dirty-game\/"},"modified":"2025-04-22T13:08:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T13:08:13","slug":"politics-is-not-a-dirty-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/04\/22\/politics-is-not-a-dirty-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Politics is not a &#8216;dirty game&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/255\/25522200.295.jpg\" alt=\"Senior lecturer at KNUST, Rev Dr Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong\" title=\"Senior lecturer at KNUST, Rev Dr Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Senior lecturer at KNUST, Rev Dr Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">A senior lecturer at the Department of Religion and Human Development KNUST, Rev Dr Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, has urged Christians to engage in politics, dispelling the notion that it is a &#8220;dirty game.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>According to him, politics is about managing interests and relationships, and Christians can make a positive impact by serving in this sphere.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on GHone TV on April 22, 2025, Dr Opuni-Frimpong emphasised the importance of nurturing the next generation of politicians from the church, citing examples of similar initiatives in other countries such as Angola. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis notion that politics is dirty; politics is not dirty. I run a program for Christian Council of Angola. Deliberately, now, they are bringing church people &#8211; youth, and preparing them to go into politics. We do that in church. The churches in Ghana must start it as well, the next generation of our politicians must be raised in church,\u201d he indicated.<\/p>\n<p>He encouraged the church to play a role in preparing Ghanaian youth for public service and politics, promoting good governance and leadership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolitics is good. Politics is not dirty. The mere fact that there are excesses doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s bad. There are good pastors, bad pastors, good chiefs, bad chiefs. In fact, I think you also have some bad media people. So, I will encourage the church to prepare the youth into politics to promote good governance,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>MRA\/AE<\/p>\n<p><b>Ever heard of a colonial fort with a children&#8217;s dungeon and a unique shrine for the slaves? 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