As a part of efforts to cut back authorities expenditure amid the present financial circumstances, President John Mahama has directed that the 68th Independence Day celebration be held at Jubilee Home.
Addressing a press convention on Wednesday, 12 February, Minister of Authorities Communications Felix Kwakye Ofosu disclosed that the President has ordered the suspension of the rotational internet hosting of the nationwide celebration, a coverage launched by former President Akufo-Addo’s administration.
In response to him, a authorities evaluate revealed that the rotational coverage incurs further prices for the state, citing final 12 months’s occasion in Ho, Volta Area, for instance. Felix Kwakye Ofosu acknowledged:
For example, the final celebration held in Ho price the nation a staggering 15 million Ghana cedis. Each time the occasion is hosted exterior Accra, we’ve got to bear such prices. Within the spirit of lowering non-essential authorities expenditure, President Mahama has instructed that this rotational coverage be suspended.
He added that this 12 months’s celebration will likely be a modest occasion fairly than the grand ceremony often held at Independence Sq.:
We’re going to have a big however cost-effective ceremony on the Presidency. This can assist minimise the customarily big monetary burden that comes with this celebration.
The minister additionally outlined the collection of actions deliberate for the 68th Independence Day celebrations on 6 March 2025:
There will likely be a navy guard of honour, reviewed by His Excellency the President, together with cultural performances by two teams of fundamental faculty pupils and an impactful poetry recital by a senior highschool scholar.
The occasion will likely be attended by chiefs, non secular leaders, and college students from major, secondary, and tertiary establishments, merchants, political celebration representatives, and different sections of society.
The celebrations will likely be highlighted by the President’s ceremonial tackle, which is able to underscore the importance of the day and supply a chance for nationwide reflection.
