Alhajj Abass Bin Wilson, Ghana Correspondent
Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Ghana held its 92nd Jalsa Salana on 9-11 January 2025 at Bagh-e-Ahmad, Winneba. The Jalsa was attended by over 39,000 Ghanaian Ahmadi Muslims from all parts of the country as well as traditional leaders and high-ranking political leaders. Prominent among the dignitaries were Amir Jamaat Nigeria, Amir Jamaat Benin and delegates from various countries of Africa.
The newly-inducted President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E. John Dramani Mahama, also attended the Jalsa and during his address, he called on Ghanaians to emulate the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat to be able to overcome the challenges of the country.
Describing it as timely and apt, the President said that the theme for the Jalsa did not only reflect but was also a profound reminder of the country’s core values; justice, peace and unity. He commended the remarkable ability of the Jamaat to convene such large gatherings with breathtaking harmony and discipline. These ideals and principles, he said, were in short supply, and therefore, called on the country to learn from the Jamaat.
President Mahama expressed profound gratitude to Ahmadi Muslims in Ghana for their prayers. He said:
“I was on these grounds last year, and I sought your prayers and support to be able to achieve the desire that we all had on our hands. Allah listened to our supplications, and today it has become a reality. So, I have come back to these grounds to say thank you to you and thank you to Allah for His blessings on us.”
Alhaji Maulvi Mohammed Bin Salih, Amir and Missionary-in-Charge of Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Ghana, expressed immense gratitude to the President for attending the Jalsa Salana as his first public engagement, 48 hours after being sworn in as the President of the Republic of Ghana. He earnestly appealed to the newly elected government to uphold principles of fairness and integrity, cautioning against political and economic nepotism or cronyism, which could undermine justice and endanger the nation’s peace and security.