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STEADY SHE GOES: GHANA chalks 63rd Milestone of Nationhood By: Prof. Michael Baffoe, Winnipeg, MB Sixty-three years ago, on March 6th, 1957, six political leaders led by Kwame Nkrumah stood on a podium at the Old Polo Grounds in Accra and declared the birth of a new nation called Ghana. The declaration was the country’s weaning of itself from the former colonial ruler, Britain. On that night, the British Flag, the Union Jack was lowered for the last time and the flag of the new nation, formerly known as the Gold Coast, was hoisted. In his historic independence declaration, the first Prime Minister, Kwame Nkrumah declared that the new nation and its citizens reserved the right to “manage or even Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, First President of Ghana
mismanage its own affairs”. Over the past 62 years, Ghana has undergone tremendous changes, some very positive, others not so positive while others have been damaging and even self-destructive. The early years of nationhood under the first President, Kwame Nkrumah and the first post-colonial government run by the Convention People’s Party (CPP) were full of euphoria, promises, and high expectations. Dramatic infrastructural changes, social and economic development were undertaken in the country. This period saw the construction of the much famous Akosombo Hydro Power dam, the Accra-Tema Motorway, the TemaHarbour,
the Independence among others.
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This period also saw the introduction of an accelerated fee-free elementary education which dramatically transformed the hitherto mainly illiterate population. An affordable and accelerated secondary and technical education was launched under the Ghana Education Trust initiatives. The objective was to train enough manpower to man the civil and industrial services that were created from the early independence years. Free Teacher Training Education was also introduced that helped to train teachers to staff the numerous elementary schools that were opened across the country. Alongside cont’d on pg. 14
The City of Brampton proclaims March 6, 2020 as Ghana’s Independence Day By Jonathan Baah Annobil, Brampton, ON
On Wednesday 26th February, 2020, the City of Brampton proclaimed 6 March as Ghana’s Independence Day in the City of Brampton. The function was to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of Ghana’s independence from colonial rule (Great Britain) in 1957, the first black African country south of the Sahara to achieve this feat. Ghanaian-Canadians decked in their colorful traditional attire (prominent colors of red, gold green depicting Ghana flag) defied the inclement weather and converged at the Brampton City Hall to participate in the proclamation, the first for Ghana in Brampton. cont’d on pg. 52
Mayor of Brampton Patrick Brown presenting the Proclaimation to Consul-Gen. Thomas Seshie flanked by some community members