{"id":778691,"date":"2020-01-08T17:45:33","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T17:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2020\/01\/08\/ncce-must-deepen-public-education-on-constitution-day-journalists\/"},"modified":"2020-01-08T17:45:33","modified_gmt":"2020-01-08T17:45:33","slug":"ncce-must-deepen-public-education-on-constitution-day-journalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/01\/08\/ncce-must-deepen-public-education-on-constitution-day-journalists\/","title":{"rendered":"NCCE must deepen public education on Constitution Day – Journalists"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Emmanuel Gamson, GNA<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Tamale, Jan. 8, GNA \u2013 The National
\nCommission for Civic Education (NCCE) has been urged to step up efforts at
\nraising public awareness on the significance of the National Constitution Day,
\nwhich marks the adoption of the Fourth Republican Constitution.<\/span><\/p>\n

The day is designated a public holiday to
\nmark the coming into effect of Ghana\u2019s 1992 Constitution and the birth of the
\nFourth Republic.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was first observed last year, the newly
\ndesignated holiday, to remind Ghanaians of their commitment to uphold the
\ntenets of rule of law, constitutionalism and democracy.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMost people do not know the reason for
\ncelebrating the day,\u201d Mr Ibrahim Mohammed, a Journalist with Zaa Radio in
\nTamale told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in an interview.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think the NCCE and other relevant
\nstakeholders should join forces to sensitize members of the public so that they
\nwill know why the day is worth celebrating,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf you go to the street to ask people why
\ntoday has been declared a holiday, you will be shocked that about 90 per cent
\nwould tell you they do not know.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr Mohammed said increased public education
\non the day\u2019s significance would encourage Ghanaians to appreciate the relevance
\nin commemorating it. <\/span><\/p>\n

Mr Mohammed proposed that copies of the
\nConstitution be stocked in basic and secondary school libraries nationwide for
\neasy access and also to encourage school children to read it.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr Mohammed Fugu, another Journalist with
\nTamale Office of the Graphic Communication Group leading newspaper, Daily
\nGraphic, was of the opinion that the Day could be marked without being declared
\na public holiday.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe day should be a working day to increase
\nproductivity in the country,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Madam Sandra Akoto, a resident of Tamale,
\nnoted: \u201cWe have a lot of holidays in the country and I do not see the relevance
\nof this day, besides, I have no idea what it is about\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, she proposed that the government
\nand other institutions should mark the Day with events countrywide just like
\nthe Independence Day is celebrated, \u201cSo that it will draw people\u2019s attention to
\nwhy we have today as a holiday\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

GNA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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