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We need to snap out of old ways of doing things. If people are dying from standing in extreme heat temperatures just to let us know that it is the country's independence which we already know, then we need to put people's saf ...
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Hmmm Kobed, no benefit. I just don’t understand too
Surely the weather counts but:
These newly enlisted soldiers are party boys who are not medically fit for purpose.
Waist of resources to drive all these cars from Accra to Koforidua, accommodation for all these security ...
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These soldiers are not fit. They were sent into the military through political connections. American soldiers can fight in hot places like Afghanistan and Iraq without fainting. How come Ghanaian soldiers cannot even marc ...
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Sure, I joined the United States Army and was deployed to Kuwait and Iraq, sometimes it goes as high as 130 degrees but we still perform our regular duties everyday, except on Sundays.
Why must we suffer for these bunch of highly incompetent clueless useless politicians? They'll keep these innocent souls on the scorching sun for hours enjoying themselves whilst we suffer dehydration. We are not independent ...
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Not even an ordinary person but a soldier. They drink and smoke weed to the extend they don't even exercise. Should exercise regularly and stay fit
Footballers who trains everyday dies on the field of play. Athlete, a cross country athlete I know personally bcos I compete with him during milo & other cross country games who is also a sojja & a Muslim for that matter died ...
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You’re not right
The useless thing called independence. It's even ridiculing to see a country who has been a burden-some to the whole world matching celebrating Independence.
Can the Parade be carried out swiftly and the other "displays " continued thereafter, so that the soldiers and other security personnel can take some rest. Really sad and unfortunate.
Rest well Soldier
Any national activity or celebration which brings no benefit or income into the country is useless and must not be entertained. It's just waste of time energy and resources. Why are we so childish this way?
The program is just too long, ans seem to be getting longer and longer since they started taking it to the regions.
All these prolonged drama and 30 minutes of appellations for the President is needless. The whole program m ...
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Ghana is 67 years and we are still matching! Total waste of resources
that parade and marching in the hot sun has outlived its usefulness.It must be stopped.
ANOTHER SACRIFICE BY AKUFFO ADDO FOR BAWUMIA. JOHN KUMAH ALSO USED AS SACRIFICIAL LAMB. REMEMBER WHAT AKUFFO ADDO’S BLEACHED FACE PASTOR TOLD US. THEY KILLED HUMANS AS SACRIFICE FOR NPP TO WIN POWER
My uncle ..ALFRED…But God knows best
They just enlisted unqualified personal who doesn't pass the because party boys name sake,
God will punish akufo addo and npp chimpanzee s
We shd stop this archaic march past and undertake productive activities during event day. The President of Tanzania declared their independence day for cleaning of the environment and funds budgeted for the celebration was di ...
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What's the benefits of celebrating it?
If that money is use for building one well furnished school every year we will have 67 school building across the country.
A lot of Ghanaians don't like learning ooo.... during queen Elizabeth funeral rite self ,elite soldiers of the UK army were collapsing how much Ghanaian soldiers.. medically you are not suppose to stand at one place for a lon ...
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Will not watch that nonsense on tv, let alone be physically present for the occasion. Celebrating 67 years of what?
The independence celebration is useless, waste of taxpayers money.
Foolish death
Certainly this dead soldier's blood is upon nadaa's hands may his soul rest in power...
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