The National Peace Council has cautioned prophets, evangelists and other religious leaders to exercise restraint in their prophecies during 31st Watch Night services, even with the recent appointment of a new Inspector General of Police.
In recent years, the Ghana Police Service, under the leadership of former Inspector General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, repeatedly warned against so-called doom prophecies that could heighten fear and panic among the public.
Speaking to Accra-based Citi FM, the Public Relations Manager of the National Peace Council, Kwesi Yirenkyi Boateng, said religious messages must be delivered in ways that do not undermine national peace or disrupt Ghana’s peaceful coexistence.
“I believe the level we have gotten to as a nation, we all understand what it means with the directive the former IGP gave. But be that as it may, we ought to also be cautious and measured in the prophecies that we share.
“I think with respect to Prophet Nathan telling David about his sins, he committed with Uriah and all those things, Prophet Nathan put it allegorically, and then he confronted David nicely. Prophecies should come, but we need to see how we deliver these prophecies so that they won’t disturb the peaceful coexistence. It won’t disturb or unnecessarily exacerbate the tension in the country.
“We should be measured in how we communicate these prophecies to each other or to the country, especially on 31st [December, 2025], that we will still have our country intact. This is our plea to Christians and our prophets,” he said.
Mr Boateng further stressed that prophecies and religious pronouncements should build the nation, inspire hope and support national development, rather than instil fear or create anxiety among the populace.
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