The Vice President, Alhaji Aliu Mahama, was the guest of honour at a State Reception held on Wednesday night to wind up the week-long activities marking Ghana’s 45th Independence Anniversary.
The Speaker of Parliament, Mr. Peter Ala Adjetey, First Lady Theresa Kufuor and wife of the Vice President, Hajia Ramatu Mahama, were at the cocktail party, attended by members of the Executive, Legislature, Diplomatic Corps and a cross-section of Ghanaians.
They were entertained with music from the Police Band and some cultural dances.
Earlier in the day, a parade was mounted by the security services and school children at the Independence Square, at which the Vice President delivered the Anniversary Address that highlighted the need to fight indiscipline in all spheres of life.
Similar parades were formed in the regional and district capitals. Other activities that marked the occasion were Muslim prayers, church services, a lecture and schools’ debate.
