Christians should take up political leadership – Moderator

He said such Christians were imbued with the fear God and were ready to hold the plight of the people closer to their hearts than their own ambitions for personal gain and self-aggrandisement.

Speaking at a special church service to honour the newly elected Member of Parliament for Fanteakwa South, Mr Kofi Okyere-Agyekum, the Moderator kicked against bringing the clergy into mainstream politics, although he admitted that they had the right to run for office.

Rt. Rev. Martey said members of the clergy played intermediary roles in the church and it was therefore not advisable for them to engage in politics since all shades of political interests could be represented in a church’s congregation.

“It is important that many Christians take political leadership positions in order to be able to come face to face with the ordinary people on the street and live and work with them on daily basis and understand them,” he stated.

Rt. Rev. Martey said Christian political leaders were better positioned to fashion policies that would lead the people out of the doldrums of poverty.

He urged them to take a cue from the newly-elected MP and follow his lead into politics.