Golden Jubilee parade attracts heaviest attendance in Ho C

Ho, Mach 6, GNA - Immaculate strides by Chief Inspector J.W Ansah,
Band Marshal, set the tone for a splendid parade by contingents to
mark the 50th Anniversary of Ghana's independence at the just
completed Jubilee Square in Ho.
It was perhaps the most patronized Independence Day parade in Ho in
recent memory.
Captain Nii Laryea Odumang of the 66th Artillery Regiment
commanded the parade made of contingents from 41 schools and colleges,
the Military, Police, Customs, Prisons Fire and Immigration services.
By 0800hours the parade grounds was brimming with people, with
some invited guests seated even before tags identifying seating
positions could be fixed.People in the melee virtually fell over each
other in attempts to view the contingents marching, with many perched
in pickup vehicles and in other precarious positions.Some climbed on a
ladder mounted on top of an Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) pickup,
while many others watched from the upper corridors of the office of
the Volta Regional House of Chiefs.
Attempts by the security to cordon off areas behind the dais
where dignitaries were seated failed because of the sheer numbers
pushing.Mr Kofi Dzamesi, the Volta Regional Minister, took the salute
and later read the President's Jubilee anniversary address earlier.
The Minister earlier cut the sod to formally open the Jubilee
Square, a special Jubilee monument, built at breakneck speed.He also
distributed prizes to winners of the march past in the Primary, JSS,
SSS and Cadet Corps categories.
Seven Garrison Primary was first in the Primary School's
category, Deme-Fiave, was first at JSS level, Mawuli School came first
at the SSS level and OLA Secondary School Girl Guides won at the Cadet
Corp level.
Thousands of people took part in parades to mark Ghana's Jubilee
celebrations at more than a dozen centers in the Ketu District on
Tuesday.Security agencies and school children joined in the district
parade at the Saint Paul Secondary School at Tokor near Denu.
Attendance was heavy with many donning dresses made in the
national colours and carried national flags.Shops remained closed and
human activity at the otherwise busy Ghana/Togo frontier at Aflao low,
with the few security personnel on duty having little to do.
06 March 07