President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced that the celebration of Ghana’s sixtieth anniversary will cost a whopping GHS 20 million.
He revealed this during the unveiling of the Ghana@60 celebrations logo on Thursday, February 9, at the Flagstaff House in Accra.
The president was quick to add that “corporate Ghana in particular will provide the funds for the anniversary” and that his ambition is to commemorate the anniversary “with a minimum or no burden at all on the national treasury”.
Mr Akufo-Addo had earlier promised a modest celebration during the inauguration of the planning committee.
He earlier said: “No matter the diversity of opinions and the diversity of origins, we are all fully paid-up members of the Ghana project and these celebrations should advance that sense of unity and oneness among us.
“So I have decided that we should have the Planning Committee to begin work today, 26th of January, towards the anniversary, which is some six or seven weeks away, a very short period of time.”
Nana Akufo-Addo inaugurates a 31-member committee a month ago
The committee had representation from the Ghana Armed Forces, National Security, Ghana Police Service, Ghana Immigration Service, Ghana Prisons Service, Ghana Revenue Authority, Ghana National Fire Service, Ghana Education Service, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Information, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts.
Source: topfmonline.com
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The money coming from Corporate Ghana huh? Well Corporate Ghana is not Father Christmas. Before they sponsor anything, the do an ROI(Return of Investment)/Cost-benefit analysis to ascertain whether the sponsorship is worthwhile. Sometimes, they do that to get huge tax reliefs. So yes private individuals/corporate Ghana might be willing to sponsor but its always at a cost if not now for the near future. Usually, it is the customers, who are mostly the citizens of Ghana that pay back!
I would have wish to hear Nana Addo Channels 20m cedis to build dilapidated school buildings in deprived communities. Oh God save us. I don't believe this is the man who was begging for votes. Nana you will get praises if you channel these funds to deprived areas. They say power changes your mind I want to believe its true.
Bad Bad Bad Journalism. Topfmonline.com am surprised. You could NOT even show a PICTURE OF THE LOGO. Please sit up and be fair in your reportage. Your HEADLINE is also misleading. Mother Ghana is in serious trouble.
I am surprise you are all defending this unjust expenditure to be undertaking. Can we not use the money the will be coming from Corporate Ghana for developmental projects?
How did the President blow the amount? Mischievous! Does amount include 6 March March past et all?
Deceptive heading to just to cause mischief. Editorial goof paa!!!!! How can you say Akufo Addo has blown 20 million and come and say 'the anniversary will cost a whopping GHS 20 million" In any case he says the money will be coming from Corporate Ghana and not from the purse of Ghana government. No amount of corruption tagging of this government at the stage will stick so NDC relax before you lose your 'little' credibility capital left.
Francis, say it again, cant believe Ghanaians sold their beloved county to these riff-rafffs
So NDC cannot read simple English. The funding will come from Corporate Ghana and not the public purse. This one too NDC needs to be prompted?