Parade Jubilee - Sunyani

This year's golden Jubilee anniversary celebrations will forever be remembered by most people in the Brong Ahafo Region as one of the most beautiful and successful celebrations since the day of the declaration of independence.

Those who thronged the 4 billion cedis newly completed golden jubilee ceremonial grounds in Sunyani had the opportunity of witnessing a splendid occasion and would attest to the fact that the Ghana at 50 celebrations can be rated next to the one on independence day itself in terms of beauty and success.


The unity that characterized the event was overwhelming as Ghanaians of all walks of life irrespective of one's party affiliations were clad in the national colours.


Almost every car had a national flag flying while others hoisted theirs on buildings.


Businesses activities in the municipality came almost to a halt as everyone headed to the parade grounds.


The Sunyani-Kumasi trunk road also suffered its toll as traffic and pedestrians piled up causing traffic jam.

The day was marked with cultural and gymnastics display as well as poetry recital as the visibly over-excited crowd cheered and danced. The security agencies were able to provide adequate security making the event incident free.


Mr. Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, Brong-Ahafo Regional Minister inspected a parade made up of the army, other security agencies, school children and voluntary organizations.


In an anniversary message read by the regional minister on behalf of President J.A. Kufuor, entreated the youth to stay in the country and used their energies and enthusiasm to serve Mother Ghana. He said the nation needs the energy, dynamism, creativity and dreams of the youth for national development. President Kufuor said what the youth could achieve together in the county would be far more fulfilling and satisfying than anything elsewhere in the world, adding that the continent now provided a quicker avenue to emotional and financial success.


He said the future of continent belonged to the youth, because it was their heritage and that should stay and contribute towards the building of a well-governed, economical and vibrant nation. He observed that most young people brought honour and joy to the country by excelling in the fields of information technology, finance, sports, fashion, music and dance.


President Kufuor urged the public to constantly fuel the flame of freedom, stressing that "African's freedom must be an internal flame to be continually fuel by all governments and people to define humanity".