The Founder of Living Streams International, Rev. Dr Ebenezer Markwei, has asked the citizenry not to sell their conscience to politicians by resisting all forms of inducements intended to influence their votes in this year’s elections.
He said anytime politicians wanted power, they made efforts to induce people with money and other items to vote for them but once they won, they failed to promote the interests of the masses.
“It is disrespectful for politicians to bring you money to influence you to vote for them.
When your vote is bought, it is disrespectful to you, and that means your destiny can be bought,” he stressed.
Speaking in Accra, Rev. Dr Markwei said it was critical to maintain the sanctity of the elections by ensuring that the people voted for men and women with integrity to lead the country.
The clergyman cautioned people against taking up arms against their fellow citizens, stressing that “we are only going to express our political decisions, and it is not a reason to kill ourselves”.
“Ghana does not belong to politicians; it belongs to all of us as our motherland, and it is a reason nobody should raise a fist against his or her brother over elections,” he stressed.
Cherish your life
Referring to the Bible, Rev. Dr Markwei cited the scripture where the men of Judah said to the men of Samaria to come and engage with one another.
He said the men from both sides then began to kill one another with swords, a bloodshed that was triggered by their leaders.
“The leaders who ordered the fight were sitting somewhere drinking, and the people were killing themselves.
“When violence occurs, watch the people who die, and when they die who goes to look after their families, pay their children’s fees.
They die for no reason,” he stated.
Eight lives were lost during the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections.
The eight included three minors.
