President Mahama urges restraint from religious leaders after Pastor-Imam clash

President Mahama has urged religious leaders to exercise restraint and responsibility in their public utterances and social media use. He made the call following a clash between a pastor and an imam that escalated from online insults to arrests and a physical assault while in custody.

According to MyJoyOnline Ghana, the President noted that Ghana's tradition of religious tolerance should not be taken for granted. He said that for generations, Christians, Muslims, and people of other faiths have lived together peacefully in Ghana.

The President's comments come after a reported physical assault that occurred following the online exchange between the two religious figures. 3News reports that President Mahama warned that religious conviction must never become religious provocation.

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