A clergyman has called on Ghanaians, especially Christians, to guard against negative behaviours that could affect national development.
Pastor Samuel Opoku Afriyie of the Christ Compassion Church, said there was the need for the country to eliminate corruption, internet fraud, and smuggling among other vices.
The clergyman, who said these in a sermon at Akyem Etukrom to mark Palm Sunday, appealed to Ghana to support government to generate revenue for national development.
He appealed to Christians to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ and to lead upright lives.
Pastor Afriyie asked Ghanaians to avoid obscenity and said plaiting of the hair an skin bleaching by men, provocative dressing by women were unacceptable in Ghanaian culture.
He called on religious organizations to condemn such practices and said freedom of association or worship did not mean that "we should bury our culture and use the foreign ones".
Pastor Afriyie advised the youth to ensure peace and accommodate divergent views.