SOLDIERS MUST REMAIN NEUTRAL ... (Page 31)

Story: Tim Dzamboe, Ho

A REVEREND minister of the Christ Evangelistic Ministry at Legon, Rev Dr Seth Amevor, has advised soldiers to remain neutral to the state to ensure that the next general election is held successfully.
“Your party is the state. Don’t take sides, be professional and don’t let politics interfere in your professional duty,” he said.
Rev Dr Amevor gave the advice when he delivered the sermon at a thanksgiving service of the 66th Artillery Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) in Ho last Sunday.
He predicted that the year would be peaceful and that the soldiers must be vigilant to defend the state on the sea, on land and in air.
According to him, the Ghana 2008 tournament would bring so many challenges to the state and so the soldiers must be abreast of all forms of tricks that visitors to the country might employ to ply their genuine or otherwise trades.
In another sermon, the Imam of the regiment, Alhaji Abubakar Yusif, said many did not receive answers to prayers because they were not backed by deeds to effect a true change.
He said the Biblical call for love for one another had been replaced with “destruction of one another” that made people armoured with envies and jealousy to embark on their deadly missions on colleagues in the community, work place, families and the society in general.
“Thos who put evil minds will not have peace of mind in this world, he admonished.
“Your heart must be clean, let us love one another”, he added, stressing that those who went to churches and mosques should be pure in heart.
Alhaji Yusif urged humanity to rededicate themselves to the virtues of “forgive and forget,” respect, discipline and responsibility without which there could be no true salvation.
In an address, the President of the Ghana Artillery Officers Association, Major General George Brock, reiterated unity as a divine source of strength and that they should remain united to maintain their meritorious achievements during peacekeeping in Lebanon.
The commanding officer of the regiment, Lt. Col Emmanuel Kotia, and other past commanding officers and officers who had served at the unit were present at the church service.