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November 13, 2006
VAG pledges support to defend
constitution
Tamale, Nov. 12, GNA - The Veteran Association of Ghana (VAG)
in the Northern Region has pledged its preparedness to join
forces with the Ghana Armed Forces to defend the
Constitution.
Major Alhassan Jetumah (Rtd), spokesman of the Association,
declared that it was ex-service personnel who ushered in the
country’s independence and that they would not sit down idle
to see the freedom they fought for to be misused.
Major Jetumah made the pledge during an interaction with the
Northern Regional Minister, Alhaji Mustapha Ali Idris, after
a parade to mark Remembrance Day in Tamale on Saturday.
He declared that the Constitution has come to stay and urged
Ghanaians not to allow any person or a group to take it away
from them.
Some of the veterans suggested that the military authorities
should allow applicants from the three northern regions
seeking enlistment into the Armed Forces to do their
pre-recruitment medical examination at the Tamale Teaching
Hospital.
This, they held, will help to reduce the applicants’ burden
of travelling to Accra to conduct such examinations.
The ex-servicemen appealed to soldiers in active service to
respect them and give them the necessary support all the
time.
Alhaji Idris urged members of the Association to remain
united and give maximum support to the widows and children
of their deceased colleagues, adding that this would give
them a sense of belonging and make them appreciate that
their spouses did not die in vain.
He announced that the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly would
take on board the registration of widows of ex-servicemen in
the Metropolis this year for the National Health Insurance
Scheme as its social contribution towards their well-being.
He said the assembly would also provide credit to the widows
from its pro-poor funding sources to help them to undertake
income-generating activities.
The Regional Minister called on members of the Association
to share their experiences, especially in the areas of
discipline and time management, to public sector employees
to help enhance productivity and growth of the national
economy.
He presented 10 million cedis and a bull to the Association
for their celebration of the Day, which was marked by wreath
laying, prayers and march past by security agencies and
ex-servicemen to commemorate the fallen heroes of World War
I & II.
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