Ghanaians asked to stop attacking personalities

Winneba, Aug 20, GNA - Reverend Eldad Bonney, a lecturer at the Department of Psychology and Education of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), has called on Ghanaians to desist from attacking and defaming people in high offices. He said attacking learned and well-to-do personalities and insulting them on radio because of politics does not promote democracy.

Speaking to the GNA in an interview at Winneba, Rev Bonney said the nation needed committed people and nothing should be done to discourage them from serving their mother land. "We should be able to tolerate each divergent view, no matter the person's political affiliations, to help sustain and nurture our young democracy," He said.

Rev Bonney stated that there was the need for the country to come out from its abject poverty, adding that, this could be achieved through hard work and dedication from people who have passion and love for the development of the state. The Lecturer who built a 60,000 dollars library facility at Ekumfi Nanaben, in the Mfantsiman District in honour of President John Evans Atta Mills, a citizen of the town, said insulting people through text messages and other political platforms does not help the nation. He noted that the library facility was provided for by a Japanese private Organization.

Rev. Bonney urged rural and community leaders to explore financial opportunities from foreign and local donors, to provide library facilities that would benefit the children. Rev Bonney said with more libraries within the communities, children would spend most of their time sharpen their reading skills instead of engaging themselves in cyber fraud otherwise known as "Sakawa".

The Lecturer who is also a senior counsellor at the University of Education, Winneba, said that as " a nation we need to talk about the skills and career development of our children with all seriousness at the public schools and support government of the day to fulfil her promises".