The General Overseer of the Charismatic Evangelistic Ministry (CEM), Rev Dr Steve Mensah, has called for the National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving (NDPT) to be enshrined in the 1992 Constitution to ensure its sustainability and national relevance.

Speaking during a courtesy visit by the planning committee on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, Rev Dr Mensah lauded the initiative and expressed his full support, emphasising the importance of embedding such a spiritually significant event into the national framework.

"I want to convey to the president that I have received the delegation. I’m very honoured and was surprised when I heard you were coming. I’m also happy with what you said about the visionary leadership of His Excellency and what he intends to do on our Republic Day,” he said.

He pledged his church’s full participation in the event, stating, "... I’ll be there in my clerical, this is a good thing, and I pray that it will continue.”

However, he expressed concern about the potential discontinuation of the event in future administrations if it is not legally institutionalised.

“My only challenge is that a very laudable and beautiful thing like this has started. We pray that it will continue and be enshrined in our constitution or whatever form, because sometimes, governments topple it all,” he said.

The National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving is scheduled to take place on July 1, 2025, which is also Ghana's Republic Day.

It is designed to bring together Christians, Muslims and other religious groups together for a common purpose, on the theme: “Reflect, Reset, and Renew for National Prosperity.”

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