General News of Friday, 2 June 2017

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Ghanaians must be alive to their civic responsibilities - Joyce Aryee

Rev. Dr. Joyce Aryee, was is the keynote speaker for the event play videoRev. Dr. Joyce Aryee, was is the keynote speaker for the event

Chief Executive Officer, for Salt and Light Ministries, Rev Dr Joyce Aryee has called on Ghanaians to be alive to their civic responsibility irrespective of their political, tribal or sectorial sympathies.

According to Joyce Aryee, the power of a country resides on its citizens and the success of policy strives on the responsibility of citizenry.

She made this statement at the official launch of OneGhana movement in Accra today June 2, 2017.

Speaking at the launch, Rev Dr. Aryee tasked Ghanaians to be interested in helping be interested in helping to keep their communities clean.

“We must have a positive role to play in our country, this means Ghanaians must make sure they don’t pour rubbish into drains when it rains for flood to occur", she stressed.

The OneGhana Agenda

OneGhana is a thought leadership and social action Not- for- Profit organization that seeks to promote citizen responsibility, the prioritization of the national interest over partisan politics and public policy accountability.

OneGhana Movement believes that a strong and active civil society is essential to address the root causes of today’s most pressing societal, economic and political challenges.

OneGhana believes an informed and responsive citizenry is key to exacting governance accountability and progressive policy making which are critical for the socio-economic development of Ghana.

OneGhana, thought leadership is the shaping of societal orientation and attitudes for the socio-economic development through advocacy and the presentation of meaningful information to the citizenry and policy makers.

We seek to influence the Ghanaian society and particularly its policy-making institutions, and by harnessing the power of our collective insights, we hope to shape the orientation of policy makers and inspire the citizenry to action.