President John Dramani Mahama has urged Ghanaians to make use of this 12 months’s Independence Day celebrations as a interval of reflection on the state of the nation.
Addressing the nation on Ghana’s 68th Independence Day at Jubilee House, President Mahama highlighted the profound significance of the event within the nation’s historical past.
Ghana’s independence is the only most vital occasion in our historical past. It’s much more important as a result of it lit the flame of independence in Sub-Saharan Africa by inspiring different international locations yielding to colonial exploitation to hunt independence and self-determination.
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He additional emphasised that Independence Day offers a chance for Ghanaians to honour the struggles of their forebears whereas utilizing the teachings of the previous to form the nation’s progress.
Fellow compatriots, Independence Day celebrations function a chance for us to recollect our nation’s battle for freedom and to honour the sacrifices of our forebears who led that battle to self-rule. It reinforces our nationwide id, unity, and patriotism whereas providing a second for reflection on our progress and the challenges forward. It presents a chance for us to recount our historical past whereas studying the teachings it teaches, thereby forging a brand new path for progress and growth.
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He additionally paid tribute to Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, describing his imaginative and prescient for an “industrialised, self-reliant Ghana, whose residents benefit from the highest commonplace of financial life and a deep sense of shallowness rooted in patriotism and Pan-Africanism.”
The 68th Independence anniversary is being celebrated beneath the theme ‘Reflect, Review, Reset.’
