At the recent Christian National Thanksgiving Service held at the Ohene Konadu Auditorium of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) for the new Mahama administration, Archbishop Charles Agyinasare of Perez Chapel International prayed “for unity of purpose,” as President John Mahama sets his “reset” agenda in motion.

The founder of Perez Chapel International prayed against “infighting among the rank and file of the party over positions because the Scripture says where there is envy and strife, there is every manner of evil work.”

The Archbishop prayed to God to give the new government “grace to restore our economic fortunes by giving them creative and productive ideas.”

He besought the Almighty to “give them the power or ability to overturn unfavourable external outlooks on our economy,” interceding: “We ask that this new government will have resilience against external factors.”

Also, Archbishop Agyinasare prayed that the new administration would give Ghanaians leadership that can inspire the next generation and youth “to have the love of the nation and the determination to make Ghana great and proud again.” 

“We pray for inspiring leadership that will have a listening ear for feedback because feedback will always help us to be better,” he supplicated.

On illegal mining, Archbishop Agyinasare asked God to give the new administration “innovative and smart ideas” to tackle the menace, noting, “Ghana is blessed with abundant resources, however, these resources must be explored in a safe manner so that our environment is not destroyed.” 

“We pray that they will be able to transform these resources here so that we can create value and sustainable employment for our youth.” 

Furthermore, Dr Agyinasare prayed that God give the new government the knowledge “to find long-term solutions to our energy and educational sectors.”

“We pray for ideas to develop long-term off-grid solutions like solar. Concerning education, we pray for the political will and competent professionals, who will ensure that our public education system is competitive and prepares the next generation of world-class leaders and professionals.” 

“Give them the wisdom to understand that corruption will destroy the future of Ghana, hence, as leaders, we must always have the heart that hurts when Ghana is being destroyed through illicit practices. And lastly, we ask for uncommon favour for the new government with bilateral and multilateral partners to attract investment for this nation.”