Muslims pray for peace on Prophet Mohammed's birthday

Boadua (E/R), May 9, GNA - Muslims from Ghana and other West African States, met at Boadua in the Kwaebibirem

District of the Eastern Region, to observe the birthday of Prophet Mohammed with intercessory prayers for world peace. The all-night prayer session, organised by the West African International Foundation was attended by

representatives from Nigeria, Niger, Benin, Togo and Cameroon. Sheikh Alhaji Zurkanine Yusif, Founder and Leader of the Foundation, led the congregation to pray for unity,

progress and development of Ghana and for international peace and understanding. He asked Ghanaians to see themselves as brothers and sisters, irrespective of their religious faith or political

leanings. He said Allah wished that mankind would always live in harmony and doing away with divisions and disharmony in

any shape or form. Representatives from the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the main opposition New Patriotic Party

(NPP) at the function, asked Ghanaians to forge national unity and peace and see themselves as one people with a

common destiny. The Deputy Regional Minister, Mr Babal Jamal who led the NDC, unveiled a fund set up to advance the education of

Muslims youth at Akwatia. Mr Jamal asked Muslims and people from the Zongo communities who had attained positions of influence to

facilitate the development of their localities. He observed that Muslims formed a large proportion of the population and should therefore be given what they

deserve. Mr Abubakar Sulemana, National Co-ordinator of the Nasara Club of the NPP, called for respect, patience and

reconciliation among Zongo communities to end the culture of suspicion. He said political differences should not divide Ghanaians.