{"id":3040,"date":"2019-03-05T17:41:17","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T17:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writersghana.com\/?p=3040"},"modified":"2019-03-07T18:56:58","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T18:56:58","slug":"62nd-independence-day-a-primer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersghana.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/05\/62nd-independence-day-a-primer\/","title":{"rendered":"62ND INDEPENDENCE DAY &#8211; A PRIMER."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Isaac Ato MENSAH\/Engr. Kwame OFORI-ADDO<br> Accra \u2013 5 March, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/6612390687637_5265177922685-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/6612390687637_5265177922685-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/6612390687637_5265177922685-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/6612390687637_5265177922685-1-425x284.jpg 425w, https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/6612390687637_5265177922685-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Ya-Na Abubakari Mahama II<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wednesday 6th March, 2019 is the sixty-second Independence anniversary of our beloved country Ghana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br> Congratulations to H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, president of the Republic of Ghana and Commander-in-chief of the Ghana Armed Forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br> And Happy Anniversary to all Ghanaians and people of Ghanaian descent, both home and wherever dispersed over the surface of earth and water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br> This year&#8217;s national parade takes place in Tamale, the first national parade to be held outside Accra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>  It is to mark the enskinment in January of Ya-Na Abukari Mahama II, the Overlord of the Dagomba kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br> No doubt, arranging logistics will be a herculean task for the leadership of the security services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br> Please do not worsen their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br> No heavy starch together with alcohol; both are dehydrating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br> We have heard scandalous stories; horrible stories of what people eat and drink before going on parade; no need to state them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br> OK \u2013 Fufu, Akpeteshie and the upscaled Ogoglo derivative, Kokonte (aka Laprewa; Okpo latsa; Kaaya J\u025b\u014b), Banku with soup and all the aphrodisiacs as desserts\u2026\u2026please don\u2019t mention Shisha and the evil baby tramadol. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/fufu-groundnut-soup-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/fufu-groundnut-soup-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/fufu-groundnut-soup-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/fufu-groundnut-soup-1-425x284.jpg 425w, https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/fufu-groundnut-soup-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/OF-ktkpTURBXy9kMDRkNTI3MjBkNTRiMWM2MjRhZDVhMWNhZGQ3NTMyNS5qcGeSlQLNAxQAwsOVAgDNAvjCww-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/OF-ktkpTURBXy9kMDRkNTI3MjBkNTRiMWM2MjRhZDVhMWNhZGQ3NTMyNS5qcGeSlQLNAxQAwsOVAgDNAvjCww-2.jpg 480w, https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/OF-ktkpTURBXy9kMDRkNTI3MjBkNTRiMWM2MjRhZDVhMWNhZGQ3NTMyNS5qcGeSlQLNAxQAwsOVAgDNAvjCww-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/OF-ktkpTURBXy9kMDRkNTI3MjBkNTRiMWM2MjRhZDVhMWNhZGQ3NTMyNS5qcGeSlQLNAxQAwsOVAgDNAvjCww-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/OF-ktkpTURBXy9kMDRkNTI3MjBkNTRiMWM2MjRhZDVhMWNhZGQ3NTMyNS5qcGeSlQLNAxQAwsOVAgDNAvjCww-2-425x425.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br> We hear there is an informal eleventh commandment: \u201cTHOU SHALL NOT GET CAUGHT\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/images-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3046\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/akpeteshie-bitters-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/akpeteshie-bitters-1.jpg 540w, https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/akpeteshie-bitters-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/akpeteshie-bitters-1-425x283.jpg 425w, https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/akpeteshie-bitters-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br> But PLEASE, we are talking about your health and safety here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/palm-wine.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/palm-wine.jpg 800w, https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/palm-wine-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/palm-wine-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/palm-wine-425x320.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/images-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3061\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br> The midday temperature in Tamale will be 41 DEGREES CELSIUS; the humidity, 16 percent and the wind speed 10KM per hour, which means very little to no breeze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"201\" height=\"251\" src=\"https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/images-11-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3065\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/images-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/images-13.jpg 225w, https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/images-13-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br> The stadium is enclosed; not open and airy like Independence Square, Accra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XDIwMTMxMTI3XzIzNTMyNi5qcGd8MTAyNHw3Mjg.jpg?fit=1024%2C644&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XDIwMTMxMTI3XzIzNTMyNi5qcGd8MTAyNHw3Mjg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XDIwMTMxMTI3XzIzNTMyNi5qcGd8MTAyNHw3Mjg-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XDIwMTMxMTI3XzIzNTMyNi5qcGd8MTAyNHw3Mjg-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XDIwMTMxMTI3XzIzNTMyNi5qcGd8MTAyNHw3Mjg-425x267.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>&#8216; We beseech you by the mercies of God\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br> We salute the ram, the symbol of the Dagomba kingdom and mascot of the 6  Infantry Battalion (6BN), Tamale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br> Royal Salute, our best parade horse, we salute you too. You are a good horse that has served the state well at the Accra parade over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br> No doubt these animals are better trained and more disciplined than well\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026never mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br> So if we are worried about the health and wellbeing of these animals\u2026\u2026\u2026..and YOU go and drink\u2026\u2026.No, you go and \u201cquaf\u201d, break calabash and break bottles \u2013 as we say in Ghanaian lingo; then we shall have a situation on our hands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br> Please and please again, Ghana has NO AMBULANCE AND NO EMERGENCY NATIONAL PLAN; we beg you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"249\" src=\"https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/images-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3079\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br> Following last Sunday\u2019s earthquake (just three days ago), POTROG has instructed that a national emergency response plan should be prepared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br> Now, that should be a further warning to you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br> We honour  L\/Cpl Prince Charles, a ram, the first mascot of 6BN, Tamale. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br> 6BN, the 6th battalion of Infantry of the Ghana Armed Forces, we salute you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br> The ram is indeed the symbol of protection and sacrifice in many cultures, traditions and religions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/800px-Larabanga_Mosque_Northern_Ghana.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/800px-Larabanga_Mosque_Northern_Ghana.jpg 800w, https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/800px-Larabanga_Mosque_Northern_Ghana-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/800px-Larabanga_Mosque_Northern_Ghana-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/800px-Larabanga_Mosque_Northern_Ghana-425x319.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2bn-2-257x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3075\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/images-25.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3070\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/images-23.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3074\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/images-26.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3073\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"266\" height=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/download-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3072\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6BN, we are coming to Tamale and with your ram mascot, we are assured that you&#8217;ve got our back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br> You say, there is no task that you cannot scale.<br> Together with you, we  yell your slogan: DISCIPLINE-WE CAN-SUCCESS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br> Long live Ya-Na Abukari Mahama II.<br> Long live the Dagomba kingdom.<br> Long live president Akufo-Addo and the people of Ghana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Feedback; ato@writersghana.com or WhatsApp (+233) 020 022 0353 or (+233) 026 300 0076.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Writers and Shakespeares Ghana Limited exist to be a moral and intellectual guide to the best practice of PR and integrated communications around the world, beginning with Ghana. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Isaac Ato MENSAH\/Engr. Kwame OFORI-ADDO Accra \u2013 5 March, 2019 Wednesday 6th March, 2019 is the sixty-second Independence anniversary of our beloved country Ghana. Congratulations to H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, president of the Republic of Ghana and Commander-in-chief of the Ghana Armed Forces. And Happy Anniversary to all Ghanaians and people of Ghanaian descent, both home and wherever dispersed over the surface of earth and water. This year&#8217;s national parade takes place in Tamale, the first national parade to be held outside Accra. It is to mark the enskinment in January of Ya-Na Abukari Mahama II, the Overlord of the Dagomba kingdom. 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