{"id":2564,"date":"2024-02-17T08:05:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T08:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.easternregion.gov.gh\/?p=2564"},"modified":"2024-02-19T08:34:57","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T08:34:57","slug":"the-67th-national-independence-day-anniversary-have-been-officially-launched-in-koforidua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.easternregion.gov.gh\/index.php\/the-67th-national-independence-day-anniversary-have-been-officially-launched-in-koforidua\/","title":{"rendered":"THE 67TH NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE DAY ANNIVERSARY HAVE BEEN OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED IN KOFORIDUA."},"content":{"rendered":"

Ghana\u2019s 67th Independence Day Anniversary celebration which is scheduled to be marked in the Eastern Region, was launched by the National Planning Committee on Thursday, 15th February, 2024 at the Auditorium of the Centre of National Culture, Koforidua.
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\nThe celebration would be under the theme \u201cOur Democracy, Our Pride\u201d and would be honoured by thousands from across the world with a special Guest of Honour being the His Excellency, Alassane Ouattara, the President of Cote d\u2019Ivoire.
\nA total number of twenty-one (21) contingents from the various security agencies, eleven (11) from the various schools and ten (10) voluntarily groups in the Eastern Region would be on parade.
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\nThe celebration will be under the distinguished patronage of all the eleven (11) Paramount Chiefs in the region whose President is Nene Sackitey II, Kono of Manya Krobo.
\nThe Director of Operations and Chairman of the National Celebrations Planning Committee, Dr Lord Commey, at the Office of the President, stated that, Ambassadors and High Commissioners, representing their Countries would be at the Anniversary ceremony.
\nDr. Lord Commey, who launched the Anniversary noted that, the celebration would project the Eastern Region to the globe.
\nHe commended the traditional authorities for their co-operation, interest and support exhibited so far.
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\nThe Eastern Regional Minister, Hon. Seth Kwame Acheampong, said it was a great privilege for the region to host this year\u2019s Anniversary, he added that, preparations are on-going to deliver a beautiful and momentous celebration. He stressed that, this will sell the region to the outside world. The Regional Co-ordinating Council would work tirelessly towards a successful 67th National Independence Day Celebration in the Eastern Region, he hopefully said.
\nHe called on the people, chiefs, and queen mothers, political parties and youth groups to offer their maximum support to make the event a memorable one.
\nMr. Jefferson Sackey, the Director of Communications at the Office of the President, unveiled the 67th Anniversary logo, with the its colours; red – representing the blood our forefathers shared for Ghana, green – representing Ghana\u2019s national resources and gold representing the rich resources Ghana possesses.
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\nHe said the chosen theme \u201cOur Democracy, Our Pride\u201d, indicates Ghana\u2019s strong democracy which other countries admire.
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\nThe function was chaired by his Royal Majesty, the Omanhene of the New Juaben Traditional Area, Dasebre Kwaku Boateng III.<\/p>\n

The launch of Ghana’s 67th Independence Day Anniversary celebration in the Eastern Region heralds a momentous occasion filled with pride, unity, and a reflection on the journey towards democracy. The commitment of leaders like Dr. Lord Commey and Hon. Seth Kwame Acheampong, alongside the support of traditional authorities, political parties, and community members, underscores the collective effort towards a successful and memorable event. As Ghana proudly displays its colors of red, green, and gold, symbolizing the sacrifices of its forefathers, its natural resources, and its wealth, respectively, let us come together to celebrate the Independence Anniversary and reaffirm our dedication to upholding the principles of democracy and unity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ghana\u2019s 67th Independence Day Anniversary celebration which is scheduled to be marked in the Eastern Region, was launched by the National Planning Committee on Thursday, 15th February, 2024 at the Auditorium of the Centre of National Culture, Koforidua. The celebration would be under the theme \u201cOur Democracy, Our Pride\u201d and would be honoured by thousands […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2578,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.easternregion.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2564"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.easternregion.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.easternregion.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.easternregion.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.easternregion.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2564"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.easternregion.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2579,"href":"http:\/\/www.easternregion.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2564\/revisions\/2579"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.easternregion.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.easternregion.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.easternregion.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.easternregion.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}