Emmanuel Nti, a political analyst, is examining the statistical accuracy of Alan Kyerematen’s claims that Christians should vote massively for him due to their representation in the population.
He believes that the comments made by the former Trade and Industry Ministry were statistically accurate.
The founder and leader of the Movement for Change (M4C), Alan Kyerematen, admonished Christians to elect a ‘Christlike’ president in the upcoming December 2024 elections.
He said there was a need for Ghanaians to elect a leader who shared the religious faith of the majority of the population.
Addressing a congregation during Easter celebrations, Mr. Kyerematen said: “So as a predominately Christian nation and as Christians, it is our responsibility to ensure we elect a Christian leader who is also a Christlike leader,” he said.
He has faced public backlash, with some demanding a retraction and an apology from him.
But reacting to the comments, the analyst said there was a need for us to ask three basic questions in order to determine whether the comments were proper.
“We need to ask ourselves three basic questions, and they are: statistically, were the comments true? The second question we need to ask is whether the environment in which he made the remarks was conducive. The final question is to examine if those comments were good for our general politics.
So in answering the questions, we should find out if it is true that Christians have denominated Ghana, and the answer is yes, because per the recent census conducted, 70 percent of Ghanaians are Christians. So if he says Christians have dominated the country, it is the truth.
Number two, the second question is premised on whether the environment in which he made the comments was conducive. He was engaging or interacting with Christians. He is also a Christian, and so he confronted them with the statistics, which prove that Ghana is dominated by Christians.
Let me give you a typical example: Dr. Bawumia was invited to an event graced by the National Chief Imam, and former President John Mahama was also present. During the ceremony, the Vice President mocked Mahama for being a Christian. He even asked him to change and become a Muslim. That was unfortunate, and so if we want to rebuke Alan for what he said, we should first ask Bawumia to apologise for what he did. He was the first person to engage in such reckless religious politics. Sometimes Bawumia ridicules people, and Ghanaians don’t see anything wrong with it. If we want Alan to apologise, we should first ask Bawumia to also apologise.”
He warned we could see religious intolerance in Ghana if we do not nibble this kind of politics in the mud.
He emphasized the need for Ghana to learn from the destabilizing experiences of Nigeria, Uganda, and other countries characterized by religious intolerance.
Emmanuel Nti underscored the importance of the vice president’s handlers providing guidance to set good examples for other politicians to follow.
He was, however, quick to add that he (Emmanuel Nti) does not support this type of politics.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
