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Enact law to protect the new cedi -
NCCE Director
Ajumako Mando (C/R), April 11, GNA - the
Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam District Director of the National
Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Miss Georgina Yeboah
has called on the government and the legislature to enact a
law to protect the new cedi which will be introduced in July
this year from being defaced.
Mss Yeboah said such law had become necessary because of the
careless
manner currency notes were handled.
"Or notes which were printed at a great cost have become our
jotters on which we write our lotto numbers and telephone
numbers", Miss Yeboah stated
at a forum organized by the District Directorate of the
Commission on the
re-denomination at Ajumako Mando in the Central Region.
The District Director expressed concern about how market
women soiled the notes with red oil and how drivers squeezed
the notes into small compartments in their vehicles, and
advised Ghanaians to respect the nation’s currencies.
She appealed to ministers of religion to advise their
members to take good care of the notes when going for the
offertory.
Church members should stop squeezing the money in their
hands before putting them into the offertory boxes.
Nana Otwere Ansah VI, Mankrado of Mando urged audience to
take the message seriously to make the re-denomination
successful.
He cautioned people he called "money changing contractors"
to stay clear of the exercise as their activities would not
be entertained in the town.
Mr James Koranteng, NCCE Field Officer tested the audience
with questions to know their level of understanding of the
exercise and the response was very encouraging.
GNA
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