Effutu MCE endorses Ibrahim Mahama’s benevolence call

Municipal Chief Executive for Effutu, Reverend Atta Mensah, has urged Ghanaians to prioritize compassion and community service over personal wealth.

In a post on social media, he stressed that true prosperity lies in helping others.

Reverend Mensah’s message, shared in a reflective note to residents, drew inspiration from businessman Ibrahim Mahama’s remark that “you cannot be the richest man in the cemetery,” which he described as a timeless reminder of the duty to serve humanity.

Quoting Mr. Mahama, the Effutu MCE wrote: “If you live in a country where help is needed and you do not help, you have failed in your duty. You cannot be the richest man in the cemetery.”

He said the industrialist’s words carried “a quiet urgency” that should compel citizens to focus on building communities rather than hoarding wealth. “Wealth counted in numbers and possessions can build monuments, but it cannot warm a grieving heart, feed the hungry, or lift a community from despair,” Reverend Mensah noted.

He warned that indifference in the face of need was not only an ethical failure but a loss of humanity.

“To live in a place where help is needed and to remain indifferent is not merely a missed opportunity—it is a moral loss,” he said, adding that a nation’s progress depends on the willingness of its citizens to uplift one another.

“Our truest wealth is found in the generosity of our time, the bravery of our compassion, and the courage to share what we have with those who need it most,” he added.

Reverend Mensah also called on leaders and citizens alike to “turn blessings into action,” saying that genuine development comes from collective responsibility and empathy.

“May God bless us all with the wisdom and strength to do what is necessary for the common good,” he prayed.

Mr. Ibrahim Mahama, whose earlier statement inspired the reflection, had said, “If you live in a country where help is needed and you don’t help, you’re stupid, man. You can’t be the richest man in the cemetery. You’ll die and leave it one day. So let’s try and work together and put our differences away.”