{"id":299294,"date":"2017-03-06T12:10:52","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T12:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=299294"},"modified":"2017-03-06T12:10:52","modified_gmt":"2017-03-06T12:10:52","slug":"from-kayayei-to-military-photos-of-ghana60-parades-nationwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/03\/from-kayayei-to-military-photos-of-ghana60-parades-nationwide\/","title":{"rendered":"From &#8216;kayayei&#8217; to military: Photos of Ghana@60 parades nationwide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana today [Monday], March 6, 2017, marks 60 years of independence with parades in 10 various regional capitals.<\/p>\n<p>The focus is however on the march past and parade at the Black Star Square where President Nana Akufo-Addo has lit the perpetual flame with numerous statesmen in attendance including former presidents Jerry Rawlings, John Kufuor and John Mahama.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-299280 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/GhanaAt60-9.jpg\" alt=\"ghanaat60-9\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-299274 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/GhanaAt60-3.jpg\" alt=\"ghanaat60-3\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-299268 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/GhanaAt60-11.jpg\" alt=\"ghanaat60-11\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe President, Robert Mugabe, is among the many African leaders in attendance with Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, and Ivory Coast\u2019s\u00a0Alhassane\u00a0Outtara also expected at the event<\/p>\n<p>But events in the regional capitals are also ongoing with representatives of the President, the regional ministers taking the national salute and later expected to deliver the President\u2019s speech.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-299281 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/GhanaAt60-10.jpg\" alt=\"ghanaat60-10\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-299276 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/GhanaAt60-5.jpg\" alt=\"ghanaat60-5\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-299269 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/GhanaAt60-12.jpg\" alt=\"ghanaat60-12\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the Ashanti Region,\u00a0the highlight saw head porters also feature in the march past with their contingent leader saying tier participation was in appreciation to government for abolishing the tolls they pay in the markets.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-299307 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ashanti-Ghana@60-2.jpg\" alt=\"ashanti-ghana60-2\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-299306 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ashanti-Ghana@60-1.jpg\" alt=\"ashanti-ghana60-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-299309 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ghana@60-eastern-region-1.jpg\" alt=\"ghana60-eastern-region-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the Eastern Region, some market women also marched with the security personnel. The familiar 6th March sight of exhausted children and security personnel was also noted on the day.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-299310 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ghana@60-eastern-region-2.jpg\" alt=\"ghana60-eastern-region-2\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-299315 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ghana@60-eastern-region-7.jpg\" alt=\"ghana60-eastern-region-7\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At other parade\u00a0grounds, events have been going on smoothly with the various regional Ministers in attendance.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-299301 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Volta-Ghana-@60-volta-7.jpg\" alt=\"volta-ghana-60-volta-7\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-299312 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ghana@60-eastern-region-4.jpg\" alt=\"ghana60-eastern-region-4\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-299297 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Upper-ast-Ghana-@60-2.jpg\" alt=\"upper-ast-ghana-60-2\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-299304 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Volta-Ghana-@60-volta-10.jpg\" alt=\"volta-ghana-60-volta-10 letsa\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Photos: Neil Nii Kanarku, Lauretta Timah, Godwin Allotey, King Nobert Akpablie, Fred Awuni<\/p>\n<p>By: Delali Adogla Bessa\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana today [Monday], March 6, 2017, marks 60 years of independence with parades in 10 various regional capitals. 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