Alan has spoken and in his speech to the Pentecostals on Easter Day, he added that they should pray so that God picks someone after His own Heart to be leader of this nation.
Unfortunately, some personalities who claimed Alan was stereotyping, were rather those, stereotyping. A sentence like God can pick anybody from any religion to lead this country, clearly indicates that such persons, like Rev. Anthony Cudjoe and Hon. Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, a deputy minister of state,believe that God in Heaven is a Christian God, and all non-Christians are not Heaven-bound.
In this country, certain prominent men and women of God, make it look like God cannot make up His mind when it comes to who is going to win General Elections. One pastor will come and prophesy that God says this politician will win the elections and another pastor will prophesy that God says the other politician will win.
This is an embarrassing situation and in fact even more blasphemous, which should be of great concern to Rev. Anthony Cudjoe and Hon. Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, to deal with, and proclaim God, the Truthful Person, He is. One who does not contradict Himself.
The deputy-minister of Education should not assume that because he is a man of collar and at the same time a politician, he can interpret God’s words to mankind any way that pleases him. For what he stated about Alan Kyerematen on this Christlike and Christian issue, makes him, Rev. Fordjour, look like a first year Sunday School pupil.
For one thing Alan never said that people of non-Christian denominations should not be considered for the presidency. He was addressing fellow Christians and appealed to them to consider him, who is one of them, for the high office of presidency. What is ever wrong with this?
Alan never condemned Muslims and for that matter, members of other religions. He met his kind and appealed to them to vote for him. So, from where comes this statement which makes to sound as if, Muslims were condemned by Alan. Unfortunately, it is those people who are attacking Alan, who are condemning Muslims.
Rev. Anthony Cudjoe must be missing some pages in Sacred Scriptures. The will of God, cannot be changed by man and the truth is, God can pick anybody from any religion or even an atheist, to lead this country. Because He is the Father of all and not only Christians are welcomed to His Kingdom in Heaven but everyone, who has Christlike characteristics.
As for Hon. Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, the mere fact that he chose to become a politician while still holding on to the shepherd’s rod of his flock, shows great stereotyping, here.
The writers of our Constitution made it clear that some people, like chiefs and traditional leaders should not be partisan. In his case, as a servant or person of God, who decided to become a partisan politician, how can he deal with members of his church whodo not belong to his political party?
How can they even approach him on matters concerning politics and governance? Can he genuinely preach against misconducts of his government and politicians and give good advice on how to deal with such situations?
When the Spirit of God descends upon Hon. Rev. Fr. John Ntim Fordjour, to speak against this or that act of his government, the question is, can he do that?
Okay, he issaying Alan made a mistake in calling for a Christian president. Can he stand in front of his congregation and convince them that Christians cannot be good leaders of this country?
In the case of King Cyrus of Persia helping to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem and King Hiram of Tyre (1 Chronicles 14:1) helping to build the palace for David, people must know, first and foremost, that God does not belong to any religion.
For example, when He chose Abram to lead His chosen people, Abram might have been worshiping some other god. God created Abram and put him in an ethnic group and in a family, which might not even know God.
Also, the Israelites, from up to where they ended up in Egypt and from Egypt to the establishment of the Kingdom of Israel and onwards to this day, do not all uniquely belong to the bloodline of Abraham. Along the line, God brought in other nationals and people of other races, like Black Africans who are today the African Jews.
So, the excuse that God can also use Muslims to lead Ghana, is not the argument here. God can use a pagan to lead Ghana, and that is entirely up to His ways and His ways are not ours.
When Alan talked about Christlike, he was speaking of the characteristics of Jesus Christ. And they included: humility, selfless service, love, being very truthful, helpful, concern about others welfare, very honest, full of integrity and righteousness among others.
Alan called for a Christian leader but laid emphasis on a Christlike one, because, a Christian may not necessarily have Christlike characteristics. Even, during the time of Jesus, the apostles did not have all His characteristics. And Peter in Galatians 2: 11-14, did not show Christlike qualities.
To be Christlike entails a lot of responsibilities and for this country to be governed well, we will need someone with Christlike characteristics. That is what Alan is talking about and so if people who claim they are men of God and know the Sacred Scriptures and know Christ more than we the ordinary people, are attacking Alan for mentioning Christ, then such people need to go back to Sunday school.
Every human, Christian or non-Christians must possess Christlike qualities to be a good leader.
Now, back to Hon. Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, assuming he is a member of Team Bawumia that goes to speak in a mosque or to a Muslim community, and he, the Hon. Rev., is to present Dr. Bawumia to the Muslims, is he going to say, “vote for him, because he is one of you” or “vote for Dr. Bawumia, because all the Christians are voting for him?”
The Hon. Rev., must say something and I want to know. How will he present Bawumia, a Muslim, to a Muslim community, without mentioning that, that the NPP presidential candidate is a Muslim?
All these attacks on Alan for mentioning to a Christian community that Christians should vote for him, will make it very difficult for Dr. Bawumia to present himself to Muslims and ask for their votes. Or are we going to hear him say“I am a Muslim like you, but you are free to vote for any Christian of your choice in the presidential race?”
The greatest hypocrisy is that these reverend ministers know that when politicians meet with their own, in terms of clan, ethnic group, religion, etc, etc they ask for their votes mainly based on the fact that they also belong.
Can Hon. Rev. Fordjour, be honest and tell us that during his campaign to be elected MP, when he meets fellow Christians, he never told them to vote for him because he is a Christian and more so a man of God?
In conclusion, may I find out from Rev. Anthony Cudjoe and Hon. Rev. John Ntim Fordjour whether in the view that we are in a Christian dominated country, will they ever stand in front of their congregation and advise them not to vote for a Christlike Christian?
They must be very honest about this, because if they fail to promote a Christlike Christian then, they are violating the Great Commission (Matthew 28: 16-20) of our Lord Jesus Christ. How can they make disciples of Christ of this nation, if they go ahead and promote and instal non-Christians as our leaders?
Readers, I am not engaging in any new debate as to why Ghana, a pre-dominant Christian nation, should be led by Christians. This is a very personal issue between the two men of God and me about the assignment Christ gave to them through the disciples to convert the world.
In Islam, Muslims are to bring in converts, so is Christianity. Just as the imam will teach and preach to people to become Muslims, so are the labourers in Lord’s vineyard mandated to convert people to Christianity.
That is why I am specifically asking these two reverend ministers of the Lord Jesus Christ, whether it is okay to achieve that mandatory assignment given them by Jesus Christ, by promoting non-Christians to lead Christians. I have nothing against Muslims. Thanks!
By Hon. Daniel Dugan
