Bawumia Hosts Chief Imam, Coalition Of Muslim Journalists, Others To Break Ramadan Fast

Vice President Alhaji Mahmoud Bawumia on Monday April 1, 2024 hosted the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Shaributu, Chiefs, Coalition of Muslim Journalists, Ambassadors and among other notable personalities and institutions at the Jubilee House in Accra for the breaking of the Ramadan fast.

The daily breaking of fast, known as iftar at the Jubilee House, has been an event organized annually by the Vice President Alhaji Bawumia to have the opportunity to interact with Chiefs and elders from the various Zongo communities.

The National Chief Imam of Ghana led prayers as Bawumia breaks Ramadan fast with the people.

The annual Jubilee House Iftar has always been the privilege to the Vice President to welcome various Muslim organizations and individuals to the seat of government during the month of Ramadan. It started since 2017 as has been a platform where leadership of the Muslim communities and members of the Muslim communities in Ghana including the diplomatic corps congrigate break their fasting as well as Clegys from the Christian community join the National Chief Imam and Zongo Chiefs to partake in the Iftar.

This has been described as a beautiful display of camaraderie between the two dominant religious groups been gathered at the Jubilee House. Chiefs and opinion leaders were called upon to play pivotal role in advising the youth to desist from any form of violent before, during and after the election. A participant expressed joy and admiration to the Vice President for organizing such a blissful event at the seat of Government which according to him has been an historic moment to all Muslims in Ghana. He said the gathering has a significant role to play within the various communities in Ghana due to some form of advise been offered to the chiefs to play a role on ensuring a peaceful elections come December 7. This message according him will be a tool for the various Zongo chiefs to converge it to the youth within their community as well as the participating Imams to also add to their Friday prayer semons.

Another participant applaud the Vice President for his efforts in ensuring religious tolerance in Ghana and also seeking to the welfare of Muslims and Zongos in decision making in the country. He said through the efforts of Dr. Bawumia, Muslims and Zongos have benefited from the Zongo Development Fund and Secretariat and has resulted in many developmental projects and social intervention to have shaped the lives and living standards on the Zongo people. He lauded the Vice President for his compassionate towards the needy and less privilege not only in the Muslim communities but cut across at faith in the country adding that Dr. Bawumia has been the only vice president who have make his doors opened for all and have worked to the admiration all through his digitalization project.

This he called on all Ghanaians especially Muslims and Zongos to rely behind the Dr. Bawumia who does not discriminate among faith and ensure that he becomes the President of Ghana. He added that majority of the New Patriotic Party NPP delegates are Christians and did not discriminate rather voted for him to become the flag bearer to lead the NPP in the December 7, elections adding that it will be prudent for all Muslims to support him in the upcoming general elections.

Head of Communications at the Office of the Vice President Dr. Mahamoud Bawumia, Alhaji Tamimu Issah revealed that seat of government in countries like United States of America, United Kingdom of Great Britain, Australia and among other developed countries host Muslims clerics and other dignitaries during the month of Ramadan to organize Iftar which is not done in Ghana for about 60 years of independent. This according to him compelled the Vice President Dr. Bawumia to advise the president for similar thing to be held at the Jubilee House, the seat of government in Ghana and bring together Chiefs, Imams and other religious faith to strengthened the promote religious tolerance in the country. According to him the Vice President will continue with the Iftar when he becomes the President to bring Chief, Imams and opinion leaders together to foster peace and unity among the people.

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