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NPP calls for unity as Ghana
celebrates it 50th anniversary
Accra, March 2, GNA- The New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Friday
called on compatriots to join hands in building a more
prosperous and peaceful Ghana as the nation celebrated its
50th anniversary.
A statement issued signed by the General Secretary of the
party also congratulated President John Agyekum Kufuor for
“keeping the torch of freedom and justice burning higher and
higher”.
The statement paid an extraordinary tribute to Ghana’s first
president, Dr. kwame Nkrumah, who with the help of other
patriots fought for the country’s independence.
The statement, while saluting the people of Ghana on the 50
years of the nation’s sovereignty, congratulated both the
previous and present government for steering Ghana to the
present moment.
“We also salute the countless others who worked as farmers,
soldiers, teachers, traders, politicians, journalists,
clergymen, and trades unionist whose toil and sacrifice paid
the high price for nationhood”, it said.
The statement also recognised Madam Theodosia Okoh, the lady
who designed the nationbal flag, Mr Amon Kotey who designed
the national Coat of Arms, the late Phillip Gbeho who
composed the national anthem and the late Dr. Ephraim Amu
who composed the national patriotic song “Yen Ara Asase Ni”
for giving the country symbols of national pride and
inspiration.
GNA
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