Errors in Independence brochure were avoidable - Mahama

Europa 10:49 - 14 March 2016

President John Dramani Mahama has described as unfortunate errors that were detected at the brochures for Ghana's 59th independence day anniversary.

President John Dramani Mahama has described as unfortunate errors that were detected in the brochures for Ghana's 59th Independence Day anniversary celebration.

According to the president, the errors were avoidable and the Chief of Staff is putting measures in place to forestall such mistakes from recurring in future celebrations.

The official brochure distributed to the Kenyan President and his colleague from Guinea Bissau and their wives, members of the Diplomatic Corps, and many other senior dignitaries from Ghana, was froth with so many mistakes.

The errors included the wrongful designation of Uhuru Kenyatta as Ghana’s President to errors in grammar and spelling.

Many Ghanaians expressed anger at the incident, adding that it is an embarrassment and a dent on the country's image.

Acting Director of the Information Service Department (ISD), Francis Kwarteng Arthur was subsequently removed from office, after he admitted giving the go ahead for the brochures to be distributed during the anniversary in spite of the errors.

Speaking on Accra-based TV3 network, President Mahama said the “printer’s devil” should be blamed for the errors.

"We actually went through the brochure and he [Uhuru Kenyatta] didn’t show that he noticed that he was described as the President of Ghana, but I’m sure in communication you people call it the printer’s devil. It’s unfortunate and I think those mistakes are avoidable. The Chief of Staff is working on it to make sure that, it doesn’t happen again. It was a beautiful celebration I don’t think it should have been marred by something as simple as the printer’s devil in a brochure,” he added.