THE Greater Accra Regional Minister, Sheikh I. C. Quaye, has lauded the peaceful co-existence between Christians and Muslims in the country.
He said in an era when Christians and Muslims in some countries were tearing each other apart, Ghana had become a model where both Christians and Muslims live side by side without any conflicts.
Sheikh Quaye was addressing chiefs and Imams from all over the country who went to him in Accra to congratulate him on being a recipient of the recent national awards.
He, however, said Christians and Muslims ought to work harder to maintain the existing peace.
The regional minister also called for dialogue between the two faiths to enable them to know the teachings of each religion to bring understanding to bear on their followers.
He said the international community had come to realise that there were conflicts between Muslims and Christians because the two religions had stayed far apart.
He said Christians and Muslims ought to close their ranks and learn from each other to prevent conflicts among them.
Sheikh Quaye said as a human right activist all his life, he had spent decades fighting to uphold the dignity of all persons, irrespective of their political and religious beliefs.
The regional minister said Ghanaians should not take for granted the prevailing peace which had enabled them to attend social functions, watch television and play games without hindrance, since in some countries people could not freely go about their normal activities.
He said it was his activities as a human rights advocate that had won him the respect of Ghanaians across the religious divide, for which reason he could be seriously considered by the flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) when it came to the selection of his running mate for the December presidential elections.
The Director of Alhuda, an Islamic NGO, Sheikh Arimeyaw Jibril Salamddin, who spoke on behalf of the chiefs and Imams, said the regional minister’s qualities, which included accessibility, would help to raise the standard of living of Muslims and non- Muslims alike when he was elevated in the party.
Sheikh Salamddin, therefore, urged all Muslims in the country to rally behind the regional minister to ensure that he attained the second highest position in the country as the vice to Nana Akufo-Addo,
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