62nd Independence Day Celebration will be held in Tamale - Nana Addo

February 21, 2019 10:42 AM

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has disclosed that the 62nd Independence Day celebrations will be held in Tamale on 6th March in the Northern Region.

President Nana Akufo-Addo

He said this will be the first time the national parade will be held in a city outside the capital, Accra.

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The president made this revelation during his third State of the Nation (SONA) address at Parliament House in Accra.

"Official Independence Day celebration will be held at Tamale all in a bid to uniting the people", he said.

Nana Akufo-Addo also lauded the progress that has been made in the enskinement of a new overlord for Dagbon.

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"Thousands of our compatriots were in Dagbon to share in the joy of the New Yaa Naa's coronation a month ago. It marked the climax of a tortuous journey and a hard grind", the president said.

"I pray that we all continue the process until peace becomes the fabric of Dagbon", he added.