The Chairman of the National Peace Council Reverend Professor Emmanuel Asante has described recent religious comments by the Vice Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as unfortunate.

"Another major issue that I want to bring to the attention of the people is that; if we look at the flagstaff house today, it does not reflect the people of Ghana in terms of religion."We are in this country living peacefully and nicely; Christians and Muslims. So we believe in the NPP that Christians and Muslims should work together and that is why whenever we pick a flagbearer as a Christian, we pick a Muslim as a vice."And when we come and pick a Muslim as a flagbearer, we will pick a Christian as a vice. So if, Insha Allah, Nana Akufo-Addo becomes president, he will swear with the Bible and enter the Flagstaff and I will swear with the Quran and enter the flagstaff House," Dr. Bawumia had said.

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But Chairman of the National Peace Council has condemned the statement, adding that it will not augur well for the country's democratic process.

He told Accra-based Starr FM that "Anybody who wants to play a religious card to solicit for votes may be doing a lot of damage and may be playing into the hands of religious extremists. I want to use this opportunity to appeal to our politicians not to play religious and ethnic cards because it doesn’t help our country, it rather divides and can create tension…I would humbly plead with to concentrate on issues."