Bono Region Celebrates 65th Independence Anniversary.
The 2022 6th March anniversary started around 7:30 am in Bono Region, two hundred and sixty men drawn from Ghana Police Service, Ghana Armed Forces, Ghana Prisons Service, Ghana Immigration Service, Ghana National Fire Service and Customs Exercise and prevention Service gathered at the Sunyani Jubilee Park to commence the 65th independence day anniversary ceremony.
They were joined by 15 Primary Schools, 5 SHS, Vocational Schools and cadets corps.. Captain Andrew Opoku Addae of 3b liberation barracks was the parade Commander.
Dignitaries presents were Hon. Justina Awo Banahene, Bono Regional Minister, Regional Police Commander DCOP/ Mr. Joseph Oklu Gyamera, Lt Col. Boa Dominic of Ghana Armed Forces liberation Barracks, Assistant Commissioner Customs Exercise and prevention Service (CEPS) AC Comfort Manu Marfo, Bono Regional Prisons Commader DDP/Mr. Benedict Bob Dery, Regional Fire Commander ACFO Olivia Ayem, Regional Commander Ghana Immigration Service DCI/ Mr. Eric Afari, ACP/ Mr. Thomas Tindow Div. Commander Sunyani, Regional Director of Education Mrs Owusu Asantewaa, Hon Ansu Kumi MCE Sunyani west, Nana Oboaman Bofotia II Kontihene of the Sunyani Traditional Council, Nana Akosua Duaah Asor Brayie II also queen mother Sunyani Traditional Council. A
9:30 am the parade contingent were inspected by the Regional Minister before the commencement of the march past. Twene Amanfo Senior High School won the best performance in the SHS category. Ridge Experimental also won the best performance in the Primary School category. Nana Kwaku Bediak IV did the presentation to the first position in primary school category. The Regional Minister presented the overall award to the first position of SHS category Twene Amanfo SHS.
The Regional Minister Hon. Justina Awo Banahene, in her speech stated that, Ghana has made giant strides since our independence in 1957 and was on the verge on making the most economic impact on our country when in the year 2020 the entire globe was hit by the deadly Coronavirus which effectively eroded very significant economic gains chalked by the NPP administration led by His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufu Addo.
She therefore task the citizens to put up Nationalistic altitude and work together towards National development. She urged all to support the Electronic levy(E-Levy) which is before parliament now.
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