[ 2021-02-15 ]

Akufo-Addo suspends Independence Day celebrations nationwide
President Akufo-Addo has suspended the mounting of
parades as part of activities to mark Ghana’s
64th Independence Day celebration.

According to a Ghana Education Service (GES) memo
sighted by Citi News, the directive came in a
letter to GES from the Presidency on February 11.

The directive is in line with presidential
measures of avoiding large gatherings as the
country continues to deal with the COVID-19
pandemic.

To this end, all Metropolitan, Municipal and
District Education Directors and Heads of all
schools have, through their Regional Education
Directors, been asked to comply with the
directive.

“Management of the Ghana Education Service
wishes to inform all Regions that the 64th
Independence Anniversary Parade on the 6th March
2021 has been suspended forthwith across the
country,” GES noted in the memo.

GES said the decision was given in a letter from
the Office of the Chief of Staff at the Presidency
directing for the suspension of this year’s
independence celebration and all its related
activities nationwide due to the high prevalence
rate of COVID-19 cases in the country.

The 6th March parade by school children all over
the country is normally a feature of Ghana’s
Independence Day celebrations.



President Akufo-Addo recently reimposed the ban on
public gatherings as part of measures to contain
the rise in COVID-19 cases in Ghana.

He said the ban was until further notice warning
that anyone found breaking the new directive will
be severely dealt with.

Ghana’s active cases of Coronavirus as of today,
Monday, February 15, 2021, are 7,850 after 656 new
infections.

Greater Accra, Ashanti and Eastern Regions
continue to lead the chart of areas with a high
number of cases.

Source - Citinewsroom

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