We Must Unite And Build Bridges Of Friendship Dormaa West DCE Urges Constituents At The Ghana@65 Independent Day Celebration
He stressed that people Ghana, particularly those in Dormaa West District must unite and build bridges of friendship," saying that through unity Ghana could shame her enemies.
Freeman Koryekpor Awlesu Greater The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Dormaa West District Assembly in the Bono Region, Mr.Francis Kwadwo Oppong, has urged the people of Ghana, particularly his constituents to use Ghana@65 Independent Day Celebration to unite and heal their wounds.
According to him, Ghana is no more the dark country but a beacon of light which must guide and inspire others to progress and develop.
He stressed that people Ghana, particularly those in Dormaa West District must unite and build bridges of friendship," saying that through unity Ghana could shame her enemies.
He added that the people Ghana must, therefore, unite to harness the immense resources that God has given them.
He further stressed that Ghanaians must unite to remove the derogatory tags like 'dark and developing continent' and this can only be achieved through unity.
Mr Opong made the forgoing call when he was addressing the chiefs, quee-mothers, religious leaders, traditional office holders, students, market folks and farmers of Dormaa West District to observe the 65th independence day celebration at Nkrankwanta on Sunday March 6, 2022
In attendance were the chief of Nkrankwanta Nana Agyei Akyea Akombi II and his elders , the Former MP for Dormaa West, Mr Ali Maiga Halidu, Assembly members, Heads of Security agencies, Heads of Departments, Political parties reps, the clergy, the member of Parliament and the Muslim community .
In delivering his speech, on the theme " Working together, bouncing back Better," Mr Francis Kwadwo Oppong commended the Big Six for contribution the development of mother Ghana.
He noted that they were six leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC), one of the leading political parties in the British colony of the Gold Coast, known after independence as Ghana.
They were detained by the colonial authorities in 1948 following disturbances that led to the killing of three World War II veterans. They are pictured on the front of the Ghana cedi notes.
The DCE charged the people to unite patriotically and contribute their quota in diverse ways in order to timely revamp the economy that was tempered by the COVID-19 pandemic, for it took the social, political and the economic struggle of "The big six "and some ex-service men to redeem Ghana from the colonial suppression .
He prompted the people that , one of the measures that can bring Ghana's economy back on track in this hard times is the honest fulfillment of our tax obligations as citizens and clear example of the Electronic Transaction Levy ( E- Levy ) intended to be introduced by the government .
The DCE therefore pleaded with the people to accept the passage of the tax for a better and a grounded nation building .
He entreated the people to utilize the afforestation and the Green Ghana policies , formulated and implemented by the Nana Addo's government .
He stated categorically that , the laws frown at illegal Lumbering and logging, has caused Ghana a lot because deserted lands pave ways for heavy wind storms, prevent periodic rains and depletes the ozone layer .
He sympathized and comforted the victimized schools and homes of the Thursday's rain storm at Nkrankwanta and assured them of government’s intervention.
