By Solomon Gumah
Tamale, March 3, GNA – The Tamale Metropolitan Security Committee (METSEC) has called on Islamic clerics and media practitioners in the area to prioritise responsible preaching and reporting during and after the Ramadan period to maintain peace and security.
The directive was contained in a press statement issued by the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly signed by Alhaji Adam Abubakari Takoro, Tamale Metropolitan Chief Executive, and copied to the Ghana News Agency in Tamale following an emergency meeting of METSEC held on Thursday, February 26, 2026, in Tamale.
The meeting, which brought together eminent chiefs, Muslim clerics, representatives of the Muslim Council, the National Peace Council and the media, agreed unanimously on measures to promote peaceful coexistence and prevent tensions during the holy month.
The statement directed that all Islamic sermons should focus strictly on teachings from the Qur’an and Hadith and avoid personal attacks and hate speech.
It said leaders of the various Islamic groups, who participated in the meeting, were expected to communicate the decisions reached to their followers and branches and ensure strict adherence to the communiqué.
The statement added that clerics, who were absent from the meeting, were equally bound by the decisions taken.
METSEC also cautioned media owners, producers, presenters and reporters to desist from sensational reporting and ensure responsible and professional reportage of religious issues to avoid inflaming tensions.
The statement said as part of efforts to promote lasting peace and security in the Tamale Metropolis, the committee hinted that further engagements would be undertaken to develop by-laws to regulate sermons.
It said no individual or group should take the law into their own hands in the face of any provocation. “No one is above the law. Any person, who feels provoked, should report the matter to the appropriate law enforcement agencies for the necessary action without fear or favour.”
The statement said the security agencies would intensify monitoring of sermons broadcast through mosque public address systems.
It warned that any person or group found culpable of violating the directive would face the full rigours of the law.
The statement called for cooperation from all stakeholders to ensure strict compliance with the directives to maintain peace, law, and order in the Metropolis.
GNA
Edited by Eric K. Amoh/ Christabel Addo