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People in Tachiman North District have been charged to promote
national unity as Ghana marks its 58th Independence Day Anniversary
Celebration.
The story of our nation, since its proclamation of independence on 6th
March 1957, by our nation's founder, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, is a
story which we continue to recall. On the night of its announcement,
the excitement and happiness we experienced was clear. And as Dr.
Nkrumah uttered those famous words, "At long last the battle is ended,
and thus our beloved country Ghana, is free forever", our fathers and
mothers faced the future with joy and excitement.
Speaking on the occasion of Ghana's 58th Independence Day Anniversary
celebration held on Friday, 6th March, 2015, at the Roman Catholic
School Park in Tuobodom, District Chief Executive of Tachiman North,
Hon. Anthony Kwaku Marnuh said the differences of ethnic groups, races
and religions should not divide us.
"Today is a day to celebrate Ghana, and celebrate ourselves as a
district. Today is a time to feel proud and express love for everyone
and everything that has brought us this far. I Urge families, Churches
and educational institutions to continue to inculcate a sense of
unity, patriotism and nationalism in our children. Destiny brought us
together as one nation. Our ethnic and cultural diversity is a source
of strength not, weakness. We must reject any attempt to sow any
strife and discord among us. Today is also a time to ask ourselves,
"Where dodo we want to go from here? And how do we get there?"
According to him, Ghanaians must strive to build a nation devoid of
our political affiliations and we must be able to put the past behind
us and seek only to pursue an agenda that will help to pull our
resources, human and capital, to build a just, fair and prosperous
society where there is an equitable distribution of our nation's
wealth to the benefit of all our people.
"I wish to take this opportunity to bring to your attention, His
Excellency the President's maximum commitment to ensuring a government
that would develop our country through patriotism and national unity.
The President has always intimated that whatever our differences,
whatever our politics, we must pull together and rise to meet the
challenges of our time. For the long-term survival of our nation, we
must agree and commit ourselves to a multi-partisan process to secure
the future of this country and that there is no need for arguments and
debates over trivial issues to the detriment of the development of the
country."
"The choice of the theme for this year's Independence Anniversary
Celebration, "Achieving Transformation through National Unity" is
therefore very relevant and appropriate. This theme is particularly
important since there is no better opportunity for us to forge a
closer collaboration in our development efforts than national unity."
Hon. Anthony Kwaku Marnuh stated that education has been a trusted and
strategic tool for national development and also raises the
consciousness of the body politic and produces the requisite manpower
for the management of the economy of any nation. Hence two students,
Twumwaa Gloria and Adjei Simon from the district benefited from the
Assemblies award scheme which sponsors them into the Senior High
School level.
Hon. Anthony Kwaku Marnuh announced that, the Tachiman North District
has been selected to benefit from the 50 Community Senior High Schools
Project.
"I am proud to state that construction work has begun at Krobo and the
project is scheduled to be completed by 15th August, 2015. The school
will have three (3) blocks of 4-storeys each to include 24 classrooms
and 8 offices for departmental heads. Others are 4 well equipped
laboratories for Chemistry, Physics and Biology, 2 libraries to seat
150 students at a time, an ICT Laboratory to seat 45 students at a
time and 40 seater internet learning center.
Nana Obeng Ameyaw Barimah, Tuobodom Hene who chaired the occasion said
it worth to celebrate Ghana's 58th Independence and therefore called
on all present at the ceremony to be patriotic and help the
development of the country. "Together we can move forward as a
nation."
— Compiled By: Kofi Oppong Kyekyeku (Mr. K.O.K)
