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Public to "Rally Round the flag" on
Thursday
Accra, Feb. 13, GNA–Ceremonies would take place throughout
the country on Thursday, February 15, to "Rally Round the
Flag Day" to mark the official countdown towards the
country's 50th birthday.
The event would be used to invite and encourage all
Ghanaians to demonstrate their love, commitment and
patriotism towards the land of our birth, a statement on
Tuesday signed by Dr. Charles Wereko-Brobby, Chief Executive
of Ghana@50 Secretariat.
The release said the day would be marked with ceremonies
such as brass band floats through the principal streets of
Accra and all regional capitals and distribution and waving
of national and jubilee flags by school children.
It said Vice-President Aliu Mahama, Regional and Sector
Ministries and Metropolitan and District Chief Executives
would perform simultaneous flag raising ceremonies at 12
noon.
The highlight ceremony is scheduled to take place at the
Independence Square in Accra to be attended by members of
the National Planning Committee and senior officials of
Government.
The statement said Mrs. Theodosia Okoh, designer of the
national flag, had been invited as the Special Guest of
Honour for the occasion and would join the Vice-President
and members of Government at the Independence Square as an
acknowledgement and to give the event its proper historic
grounding.
“All Ghanaians are therefore entreated to join in this
historic event by attending the ceremonies, flying the flag
in their homes and cars, or displaying them on their office
desk and places of business.”
GNA
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