Former National Security Advisor, Brigadier-General Nunoo-Mensah says hosting Ghana’s 62nd Independence Day celebration in the Northern region is laudable – but, “not really important”.
He explained that funds used to move the celebration to the Northern part of the country could have been channeled into education and health sector.
"I don’t hate the people in the north but I don’t think this was necessary. How much did government spent on all dignitaries to Tamale? Most of them went by air and government will bear all these costs. We have so many things to do as a nation; we need money to develop this country,” he said in an interview with NEAT FM’s morning show ‘Ghana Montie’.
The Former Chief of Defence Staff, Brigadier General Joseph [rtd] Nunoo-Mensah's comment comes after suggestion by some historians that the Independence Day celebration must be rotated each year in all 16 regions in the country.
But the former military capo said the idea will rather cost the nation than its benefit - “This thing is not done anywhere in the world. We will spend millions of cedis just to celebrate independence. Let’s use that money to develop the country”.
The Northern Regional capital, Tamale, on 6th March 2019 hosted the country’s 62nd Independence Day anniversary parade.
It was the first time the event is being held outside the national capital, Accra.
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Ghana will not develop if you have the likes of Nunoo Mensah in the country.All the other religions must enjoy the celebration of our Independence.More to come
MR NUNOO IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER IF YOUR BIG MOUTH WAS SHUT YOU SEE THE LAMBASTING. YOU WILL LEARN SENSE FROM YOUR BAD UTERANCES. YOU JUST ALWAYS FOLLOW NDC YOU WILL DISGRACE YOURSELF. GHANA HAS CLAPED HER HANDS TO NANA ADDO AND YOU SAY WHAT?LET YOUR GRAY HAIR WORK FOR YOU PLEASE.
DON'T MIND THIS MAN. IT IS MENOPAUSE THAT IS WORRYING HIM.HE SHOULD STOP EATING, THAT ONE ALSO INVOLVES MONEY.IT IS WASTE OF MONEY TO EAT.
Does this man know the positive economic impact of the Independence celebration on Tamale and the northern sector of Ghana? He has lost all the respect I had for him. He seems to have lost the juice in his brain. So sad! If he's retired he needs to retire his brains from giving advice to the government!
Every thing that is laudable has a cost to it.
If the Government decides to listen to other people before doing anything, nothing would really be done. You think education, I think power, another things roads, another security, health, water, houses etc. The list would go on and on and on. I think what was done was worth it. Cheers to the Government, let us all feel part of this country Ghana.
Even payment of dubious judgement debt was not waste of money. We did not hear you talk against the judgement debt payment.
this M0ron of an ex-military must learn from his senior former Prez. Kuffour who said that Gnanaians no the cost of everything but the value of nothing. Eeeebeei ooooo simpah opanyin ooo haaaba
That's why God in his own wisdom allow us to die at some point. Some of these people have outlived their usefulness. Biibiara yebe ka ahba
Should an old man who is supposed to encourage the fostering of unity among Ghanaians talk like this? It is rather unfortunate that Brig Nunoo Mensah does not know that the Northern Region is a food basket of the country and that the people there also contribute a lot to the national kitty. Did he really understand the rationale for celebrating the anniversary in Tamale? Ghana needs wise aged people whose utterances cement our bond of unity.