National Day of Prayer: ‘make a difference in 3 years’ - Bishop Duncan-Williams urges Pres. Mahama

Maxwell Nyagamago 11:15 - 01 July 2025

Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, Founder and General Overseer of Action Chapel International

The Founder and Overseer of Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, has called on President John Dramani Mahama to leave a lasting legacy during his final three years in office.

Delivering a sermon at the National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving on Tuesday, 1st July 2025, Archbishop Duncan-Williams expressed concern over Ghana’s slow pace of development, stressing the urgent need to break the cycle of retrogression.

He reflected:

Nicholas Duncan-Williams

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As I pondered, I realised that in the 1950s and 60s, Ghana was ahead of Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and even China. We were leading. And I began to meditate and suddenly asked myself, why has the gold lost its shine? What happened to us?

Archbishop Duncan-Williams urged President Mahama to steer the nation towards positive transformation to stem the tide of youth emigration in search of better opportunities abroad:

This state of regression under the leadership of our President, John Dramani Mahama, must be reversed. I hope, in my lifetime, to see a new Ghana — a Ghana where our sons and daughters do not queue at embassies for visas to leave the country in search of greener pastures.

Instead, I dream of a Ghana where our children are born, raised, educated, and choose to live, work, flourish, and thrive within our borders. They should only travel abroad for holidays and leisure — not to seek a better life.

President John Mahama

In his prayer, Archbishop Duncan-Williams called on the government to develop a national vision and long-term development plan to guide the country’s progress:

We need a national development agenda — a unified national vision. China has a 100-year vision. India, 100 years. Dubai, 100 years. But Ghana, our beloved motherland — where is our vision? Where is our agenda?

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He continued:

Under the leadership of President John Dramani Mahama, I pray a national development plan will be established. One that compels all stakeholders — regardless of tribe, religion, background, or political affiliation — to follow a Constitution-mandated agenda that drives national development.

The maiden edition of the National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving is currently underway at the forecourt of the State House in Accra, under the theme: “Reset, Reflect and Renew for National Prosperity.”

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National day of prayer

The Christian Prayer and Thanksgiving Service is taking place this morning, led by His Eminence Peter Cardinal Appiah Turkson.

The Islamic Prayer and Thanksgiving Service is scheduled for 12:30 p.m., to be led by the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu, at the Ghana National Mosque in Kanda.

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