Sheikh Ishaak Nuamah, a Theologian, and Member of the National Youth Authority Board, has called for a paradigm shift in the country's value systems to enhance spiritual and material development.
He said the loss of moral values had hindered Ghana’s development.
He explaining that some of the key moral values such as respect for the elderly, one’s self, and for parents is getting lost in the society
Sheikh Nuamah was speaking at the 18th M.A Mujahid annual Ramadan Lectures organised by the Ghana Muslim Academy in Accra.
It was on the theme: “Consolidating Good Governance in Ghana-The Role of the Muslim Community.”
“It is because of these same lost values that girls… are getting pregnant, boys are becoming sexually promiscuous, a situation which was not common in the past and it is so because the system is not placing checks on the sexual activeness of the young ones.”
Sheikh Nuamah noted that Uganda had put in place a Ministry for Viral Integrity though the move was frowned on by many, this ministry is functioning and would benefit everyone in that country.
"This is because liberal philosophy propelled by secularism for more than three hundred years after the French Revolution have pushed the world towards the love for material things like sex, money and power are the things that people are now running for.
“But know that all these may give temporary pleasure and not eternal because all these will leave you or you will leave them, therefore the need to know that eternity has to do with certain core values that we all have to respect, live by so that God will bless us when we die,” he die.
Sheikh Nuamah urged Ghana inculcate the Ugandan principle of the Moral Integrity Ministry saying 99 per cent of people in Ghana are either Christians or Muslims who hold moral values in high esteem.
He expressed worry about the commercialisation of religion, saying because of this practice, religious leaders are not telling the people the truth and to the extent that it is use to generate money which is killing souls.
Sheikh Nuamah urged the youth to be tolerant during this year’s election, because the exercise is all about expression of opinion and every individual is entitled to it.
He said there is the need for one to accept whichever party wins.
Sheikh Nuamah advised the youth to go home after they have cast their ballot on November 7, and leave the rest of the job to the Electoral Commission officials to maintain peace.
He said it is God who appoints a leader, hence the need for the youth to accept the results without causing violence.
“Peace is a critical component of human life because without it one cannot enjoy.”
