President Nana Akufo-Addo has urged Muslims to embrace formal education because of the benefits it provides.
“This country will afford your children the opportunity to rise to their highest possible calling.
“I, therefore, encourage you to take advantage of our progressive policies in the education sector to educate your children, both male and female,” he said.
President Nana Akufo-Addo addressed Muslims on Wednesday at this year’s national celebration of Eid-al-Adha at President Nana Akufo-Addo addressed Muslims on Wednesday at this year’s national celebration of Eid-al-Adha at Independence Square, Accra.
He explained that educating the Muslim child was a requirement enshrined in Islamic doctrine.
“I am aware that the first set of verses that were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), which says, read in the name of thy Lord who created…read, and your Lord is most bountiful. He taught man by the pen. And He taught man what he did not know,” he noted.
President Nana Akufo-Addo stated that education had provided many Ghanaian Muslims with the opportunity to advance to the pinnacle of their career development.
He emphasised that there were a substantial number of such people who had served in various capacities and continued to offer their expertise for society’s growth.
“Muslim faithful, fellow Ghanaians, in the spirit of Eid, I ask you to continue to support the Government, your government, to deliver the needed progress and prosperity that we all seek,” he said.
President Nana Akufo-Addo promised that his administration would not leave anyone out, including the Muslim community, in the distribution of the resources required to build a vibrant human resource base.
He reaffirmed the government’s commitment to work tirelessly for the betterment of the people, despite the nation’s economic challenges.
“I said at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic that we do not know how to bring back lives, but we know how to bring back an economy.
“I stand by those words. ‘Insha Allah (By God’s grace)’, we are working to restore the economy to full health, and, ‘Insha Allah’, we shall do so,” he stated.
