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Ghana’s 61st independence day was marked nationwide on Tuesday by persons from various walks of life in all ten regions.<\/p>\n

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The spotlight was on the Black Star Square as President Nana Akufo-Addo delivered his speech along the theme of the celebration: “Ghana Beyond Aid”.<\/p>\n

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The Special Guest for the event was Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, who indicated his readiness to partner with Ghana to fight corruption in the two countries.<\/p>\n

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Once again, there were various display of dance and culture from different tribes, with several groups taking part in the March.<\/p>\n

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Some Security Personel on show in the Volta Region<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Police Personnel marching at the Cape Coast commemoration of independence day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There were some sour spots with the Paramount Chief of Tatali Sanguli, Obori Gariba Yankoso II, together with his sub-chiefs of Tatali in the Northern Region, boycotting celebration.<\/p>\n

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The Paramount Chief accused the DCE of the area, Thomas Mbomba of disrespecting the traditional authorities hence their refusal to participate in activities.<\/p>\n

Like most years, there\u00a0were also instances of some students and other marchers fainting from heat exhaustion.<\/p>\n

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By: citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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