The Ghana @ 60 Independence Day has ended with a powerful speech by President Nana Akufo-Addo, in which he urged Ghanaians to wear the accolade of being Ghanaian with pride and called for an end to ethnic divisions.
"I have confidence that we can and will achieve the dreams of our forebears. I am hopeful that we will continue to make ourselves worthy inheritors of this land. I know that we will wear the accolade of being a Ghanaian with pride.
Let us mobilize for the happy and prosperous Ghana of tomorrow, in which all of us, including our youth, our women and the vulnerable in our society, will have equal opportunities to realise their potential, and build lives of dignity. Then, our independence will be meaningful. Then, we will have a Ghana beyond aid," he said.
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The president also regret that many Ghanaians were still living in poverty, 60 years after independence, stressing that there was no excuse and that it was time to get the country where it needed to be.
Akufo-Addo said the challenge before the country was to build the economy and generate a prosperous, progressive and dignified life for the people.
He said hard work, enterprise, creativity and a consistent fight against corruption in public life would bring the transformation the country sought.
The parade, which was characterised by a stunning display of rich Ghanaian culture and tradition, attended by several dignitaries, including Zimbabwe president, Robert Mugabe, and Togo president, Faure Nyasingbe.Â
Former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, also attended.
The ceremony also saw the presence of three former presidents: Jerry John Rawlings, John Kufuor and John Mahama.
 Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia and his wife, Samira, were also in the thick of affairs.
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