By Amadu Kamil
Sanah, GNA
Accra, July. 1, GNA
– Mrs Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, the Chief of Staff on Sunday said, Ghana’s youth
must be trained to appreciate the significance of celebrating Republic Day and
change the trend of celebration from partying to focusing on Nationalism and
Volunteerism.
She said the youth
in every country, were the trustees of prosperity and that every nation prayed
for the development of its youth.
Mrs Osei-Opare was
addressing members of the National Cadet Corps at a parade organised to
celebrate the Republic Day in Accra.
The parade, which
was on the theme: “United Youth, A tool to move Ghana Beyond Aid,” brought
together about 8000 cadet corps from the various schools across the 10 regions.
She said the joy of
celebrating the day with cadet corps was to see a more united youth who would
project the vision of Ghana and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to move
Ghana beyond aid.
Mrs Osei-Opare said,
Ghanaians must unite and bury their differences in order to ensure effective
collaboration towards nation building, adding that, “Ghana is all we have and
there is no place like Ghana in the world.”
She encouraged the
country’s youth to push the Ghana beyond Aid agenda through active
participation in the agricultural, education and industrialization sectors,
adding, “Invest your time in activities that promotes socio-economic growth to
build Ghana.”
The Chief of Staff
noted that prominence and recognition of the Republic Day in Ghana was
incumbent on the youth’s active participation through the involvement of
associations and groups representing the country’s youth.
She said there was
the need for Ghana’s youth to realise their potential and empower themselves to
take full control over the affairs of the nation and was also imperative that
they championed the celebration of the day Ghana gained absolute political
sovereignty.
Mrs Osei-Opare
assured them of government’s continued support for the youth to help promote
the spirit of Nationalism and Volunteerism and urged them to ensure that the national
flag colours of Red, Yellow and Green with the black star was as visible asit
could be.
Mr Nicholas Nii
Tettey Amartefio, National Coordinator of the National Cadet Corps appealed to
government to support their activities and make the Republic Day not only the
senior citizens day but also a patriotic, volunteerism and nationalism day for
the youth to understand the positive values of the day.
GNA