Kumasi, March 25, GNA- Sheikh Amen Bonsu, Deputy National Imam of the Ghana Muslim Mission (GMM) has called on Ghanaian youth to refrain from hard drugs and other behaviours that could destroy their lives. He said negative behaviours and attitudes do not only make people look like criminals, but are also seen as leading awkward lives, which reduces their spiritual and human development.

Sheikh Bonsu was delivering a sermon after Friday prayers in Kumasi, as part of activities to mark Ghana@50 anniversary celebrations. He said people should not joke with their lives, but rather try to preserve it and strive to improve their living standards by supporting the socio-economic development of the country to the glory of God. Sheikh Bonsu called on Muslim parents to give their children quality secular and Islamic education to enable them to become useful citizens and contribute towards national development and Islam in general.

He urged Muslim women to avoid indecent dresses and restrict themselves to the Islamic code of dressing to avoid drawing the religion into disrepute.

The Deputy National Imam appealed to Ghanaians to give thanks to the Almighty God for the peaceful co-existence of the various religious groups and organizations in the country over the past years. He said there was the need for continuous political tolerance and religious unity at all a level in the country to enhance total national development and progress.