Former National Security Advisor, Brigadier-General Nunoo-Mensah says hosting Ghana’s 62nd Independence Day celebration in the Northern region is laudable – but, “not really important”.
He explained that funds used to move the celebration to the Northern part of the country could have been channeled into education and health sector.
"I don’t hate the people in the north but I don’t think this was necessary. How much did government spent on all dignitaries to Tamale? Most of them went by air and government will bear all these costs. We have so many things to do as a nation; we need money to develop this country,” he said in an interview with NEAT FM’s morning show ‘Ghana Montie’.
The Former Chief of Defence Staff, Brigadier General Joseph [rtd] Nunoo-Mensah's comment comes after suggestion by some historians that the Independence Day celebration must be rotated each year in all 16 regions in the country.
But the former military capo said the idea will rather cost the nation than its benefit - “This thing is not done anywhere in the world. We will spend millions of cedis just to celebrate independence. Let’s use that money to develop the country”.
The Northern Regional capital, Tamale, on 6th March 2019 hosted the country’s 62nd Independence Day anniversary parade.
It was the first time the event is being held outside the national capital, Accra.
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GHANA IS ON A FORWARD MARCH. GOOD MOVE BY THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT. HAVE WE ALSO THOUGHT ABOUT THE BUSINESSES THAT THIS MOVE GENERATED? IT IS A NEW ERA & WE SHOULD ALL BE FORWARD LOOKING. LONG LIVE GHANA.
Keeping such 'recycled minds and persons' will not make any forward march for Ghana. What did he do to help mother Ghana as Chief of Defence Staff? Was he not occupy that big plot of land capable of accommodating 15 or more families? The is the person who stopped the operation of water tankers operating around Odorkor with the excuse that because of their operations other people cannot enjoy water. Are the resources of the country to be enjoyed in Accra only, don't the children in Tamale and its environs need to see the military in their good mood. Grand papa if you have be granted the mercy to have your thinking cap on please appreciate that but not to the disadvantage of the people outside the capital. Please know that recycled materials are no longer what they are originally so bear with the up and coming generation. YOUR TIME IS PAST AND GONE.GOVERNANCE IS NOT ONLY ABOUT PROVISION OF AMENITIES BUT INCLUDES BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER AND CO EXIST PEACEFULLY.
Please, please, please!!! problems in the education and health sectors are not problems of today, it as existed with us since independence. At once in a while we need a change.