Venerable Father Aaron Moses Ato Kwamena Eduah, Parish Priest of St. John the Divine Anglican Church in Winneba, has urged the government to lead the country with courage, humility, and accountability, warning that the exercise of power without these values leads to tyranny and corruption.

He said that leadership, whether good or bad, has lasting consequences, stressing that authority must always be exercised with wisdom and humility under the sovereignty and judgment of God.

“Power without humility becomes tyranny; authority without accountability becomes corruption,” he said, reminding leaders that they would one day be called to account for their stewardship.

Ven. Fr. Eduah made the call while delivering a sermon focused on faith, courage, and national reflection during a special mass held to thank God for ushering the church into the new year.

He cautioned against fear-driven leadership and challenged political leaders to rise above pressure, opposition, and political risk, and govern with restraint and courage.

The Parish Priest acknowledged that national challenges such as economic strain, political competition, institutional pressure, and public scrutiny were real, but said they should not be seen as signs that God had abandoned Ghana.

He urged leaders to lift their vision beyond what was immediately visible and govern with an awareness of God’s active presence, citing the biblical account of Elisha, who remained steadfast in the face of danger by trusting in God’s power.

“Fear is borne out of limited vision, but faith flows from divine perspective,” he said, adding that when God stands with a nation, that nation is never outnumbered.

Ven. Fr. Eduah noted that leadership was not merely an administrative responsibility, but a moral and spiritual calling that required leaders to govern in the presence of the people and serve before God.

He said true authority flowed from alignment with God’s purposes, stressing that the majority was not determined by votes, factions, or alliances, but by righteousness, truth, and divine direction.

He also called on Ghanaians to pray for wisdom and for God to open their eyes to see beyond party lines, personal ambition,s and immediate gain, stating that the greatest threat to a nation was not opposition, but blindness.