Nigerians Should Come to Ghana and Learn How to Live Peacefully With Each Other — Sannie Daara

CAF Media Officer Ibrahim Sannie Daara has called on African countries, particularly Nigeria, to study Ghana’s model of religious tolerance and peaceful coexistence, describing it as a valuable example for the continent.

According to Sannie Daara, Ghana’s ability to unite people of different faiths and backgrounds is rooted in its culture, education system, and community relationships.

Speaking in an interview with Kafui Dey, he said Ghana’s boarding school system played a major role in teaching young people how to respect different beliefs and live together.

He recalled his time at Presbyterian Boys’ Senior High School (Presec), where Muslim students were supported to practise their faith despite being in a Christian missionary school.

“In Presec, we didn’t have an issue like that at all,” Sannie Daara said. “The Muslim population was quite big. We numbered more than 40 then, I think, and you didn’t feel as if you were being discriminated against.”

He explained that Muslim students were allowed to pray, observe Ramadan, and practise their religion freely.

“Our food, even during Ramadan, our food was reserved for us. We had places we could pray and all of those things,” he added.

Sannie Daara also highlighted examples from communities such as Nima, where Christians and Muslims support each other during religious activities and family events.

“There’s a church here just two blocks away from here. We pray in the church. You’re Muslims? Yes. The Christ Apostolic Church here. Fridays, there’s a mosque just up here. The mosque gets full and it spills over. The head, the resident pastor here opens the church. We pray,” he said.

He believes Ghana’s approach to religious harmony can serve as a model for countries facing religious tensions.

“I think that people should come to Ghana and come and learn how to live peacefully with each other,” he stated.