The Convention People\u2019s Party is opposing the government\u2019s plan to hold a thanksgiving service to mark the silver jubilee of the country\u2019s Fourth Republic.<\/p>\n
According to the party, organising such a function would amount to a waste of the country\u2019s resources.<\/p>\n
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) government announced on Thursday that it will hold a thanksgiving service later today [Sunday], January 7, 2018 at the Independence Square in Accra to mark the 25th anniversary\u00a0of the country’s\u00a0return to democratic governance.<\/p>\n
The event, which is under the theme \u201cCelebrating the goodness of the Lord\u201d is meant to acknowledge the country\u2019s stable democracy over the past two decades.<\/p>\n
A number of political leaders have expressed varied opinions to the plan but according to the CPP, the move is not welcome.<\/p>\n
The Communications Director of the CPP, Kadir Abdul Rauf Issifu told Citi News<\/strong> that the amount which will be used to finance the event will be a wasted investment since the ceremony was unnecessary.<\/p>\n \u201cThe timing is wrong\u2026 They don\u2019t really intend to involve political actors. If they really wanted to, they would have given us at least 3 months ahead so that we start planning and thinking together. We have problems as a people in this country and since the NPP was elected into power, there are burning issues. Even their own flamboyant promises, they have not even met them halfway and Ghanaians are actually watching,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n He added that, \u201cthe celebration that the celebration is a misdirected effort and also an attempt to siphon resources from the state into ventures that we think are not necessary at this moment.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) and the People’s National Convention’s (PNC) Bernard Mornah has commended the government for the initiative.<\/p>\n Sunday’s event is meant to acknowledge the country\u2019s stable democracy over the past two decades.<\/p>\n A circular issued on the president\u2019s social media pages urged guests at the event to be seated by 3pm.<\/p>\n Ghana\u2019s 25-year-long democracy journey has seen the country being led by five different presidents including the incumbent,\u00a0Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Jonas Nyabor\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Convention People\u2019s Party is opposing the government\u2019s plan to hold a thanksgiving service to mark the silver jubilee of the country\u2019s Fourth Republic. According to the party, organising such a function would amount to a waste of the country\u2019s resources. The New Patriotic Party (NPP) government announced on Thursday that it will hold a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":389309,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[58,10,11],"tags":[8,13232,3],"yoast_head":"\n