President John Dramani Mahama has called for stronger collaboration between the Church and the State in driving Ghana’s national development, describing faith-based contributions as vital to nation-building.
He made the call during the commissioning of the Damongo Camp Prison in the Savannah Region, a modern correctional facility constructed and donated by the Church of Pentecost. The new 300-capacity all-male prison, the third of five promised by the Church after similar facilities at Ejura and Nsawam, is equipped with a football pitch, carpentry and tailoring workshops, a chapel, dining area, and other essential amenities.
President Mahama said the Damongo project exemplified what could be achieved when government, the Church, and communities unite in service to humanity.
“This project demonstrates what can be achieved when the state, the church, and the community come together in service to humanity,” he said. “It affirms the timeless truth that nation-building is not the sole responsibility of government, but a collective moral endeavour of all who believe in the inherent dignity and potential of every human being.”
The President commended the Church of Pentecost for translating faith into “practical compassion and transformative action,” adding that their commitment to building camp prisons was a shining example of how the Church could partner the State to restore hope and dignity.
“The Church has demonstrated once again that faith involves more than worship. It also encompasses practical compassion and transformative action,” he noted.
President Mahama further urged other faith-based and corporate institutions to emulate the Church’s example by partnering with government in addressing social challenges.
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“I encourage other faith-based organisations, corporate institutions, and philanthropists to imitate this model of partnership,” he said. “Together, let us build a Ghana where justice is tempered with mercy, discipline with compassion, and power is wielded with purpose.”
The Damongo Camp Prison, according to the Ghana Prisons Service, will serve as both a correctional and skill acquisition centre, with inmates engaging in large-scale agricultural work in the enclave.
Source: Starrfm.com.gh
