A host of pastors have called on President Akufo-Addo to reconsider his decision to pull the breaks on gatherings at churches as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Leading the charge are Rev. Wengham of the Cedar Mountain Chapel, East Legon Assemblies of God and Dr. Lawrence Tetteh of the Worldwide Miracle Outreach.

Rev. Wengham believes a ban on church activities in the country is bound to have an impact on the finances of churches.

According to him, the payments of tithes and offerings of the members of various churches will be greatly affected by the ban.

"It's going to affect us seriously because how are we going to pay the bills?," Rev Wengham lamented un an interview with Accra-based Citi FM.

Meanwhile, Dr Lawrence Tetteh also called on the President to rescind his decision to ban gatherings at churches and mosques.

In his view, the government must make use of religious leaders, since they are the best persons to sensitize the public on the coronavirus pandemic.

Dr Tetteh said members of the public are more likely to listen to advise from religious leaders than politicians.

“…We have to get a place where we can get church leaders to sensitise their followers and the congregation. Instead of closing the churches, mosques for now, which for us as a nation is the best medium where we can get the information across, he should rather sensitise our congregation, get our mindset transformed and get a broadminded approach to this thing,” he told Ghanaweb.

This comes after President Akufo-Addo announced a ban on all public gatherings for the next four weeks.

The announcement came just hours after the government announced that the number of coronavirus cases in Ghana has increased from two to six.



source; YEN.COM.GH