A parade of school children and school cadet corps
drawn from Primary, Junior High and Second Cycle schools in Bechem the Tano
South District Capital and its environs has been held at Bechem to mark the
Tano South District’s Version of the celebration of Ghana’s 59th
Independence Anniversary.
The celebration which attracted a large number of
people both young and old saw in attendance Nananom of the Bechem Traditional
Council, Heads of various Government Departments, Security Agencies, the
Clergy, Assembly Members and people from all walks of life.
In an anniversary speech after the District Chief
Executive, the District Director of Education and the District Police Commander
had inspected a parade mounted by the school children and the cadet corps, the
Tano South District Chief Executive Hon. Bukari Zakari Anaba extended the felicities
of His Excellency John Dramani Mahama to
good the people of the District on the
occasion of Ghana’s 59th Independence Day Anniversary Celebration.
Hon. Anaba said, the celebration would usher the
people of Ghana especially the youth into knowing how such a historic event
occurred and to also know the founding fathers who through their blood and toil
fought to attain it.
Hon. Anaba said, the theme for the celebration ‘’
Investing in the youth for Ghana’s Transformation’’ which was significant could
not have come at the right time and said the theme was also in line with the
policy direction of the President John Dramani Mahama since the government is committed to
investing in the youth of the country. He said, the government has also put in
place policies and programmes to ensure the youth are given the needed support
to be able to play their role in the country.
Hon. Anaba said, the government has established the
Youth Enterprise Support (YES) as a Multi Sectorial Initiative under the office
of the President with collaborative support from key Agencies such as the
National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSS), National Youth Authority
(NYA), Ministry of Youth and Sports, Ministry of Trade and Ministry of Finance
and Economic Planning and stressed that, the focus of the programme is to tap
into the creativity and innovativeness of young entrepreneurs through the
provision of mentorship, technical and financial support to enhance the success
of their businesses.
He said, the Youth Enterprise Support Programme is
currently focusing on entrepreneurship development targeted specifically at the
rural youth in Ghana and said the objective of the programme is meant to
prevent rural – urban migration and also reduce rural unrest in order to
improve farm earning which provide autonomy, independence and reduce the need
for social support.
The District Chief Executive in the speech on this
occasion advised the youth who are unemployed especially those seeking
employment to take advantage of this programme to submit their business plan to
the YES Secretariat to start up their business and also used the occasion to
catalogue some of the achievements of government in the areas of Agriculture,
Education, Health, Energy and Infrastructural Development.
The celebration was climaxed with a march past of school children and the cadet corps after
which certificates and books were presented to all participating schools and
prizes awarded to the three top performing schools in the Primary, Junior High
and second cycle level.
