General News of Tuesday, 6 March 2018
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
British High Commissioner to Ghana, Iain Walker, has stated that the United Kingdom will work with Ghana as friends and partners to realise its ambition of developing beyond aid.
Today marks exactly 61 years Ghana gain her independence the British.
As part of marking this event, Ghana’s president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Adddo in his speech at the independence square stated that it is his vision to see Ghana develop beyond aid.
This, according to him “requires a deliberate, qualitative change in all aspects of our lives; especially, in the structure of our economy, the nature of our infrastructure, the education of our young people and acquisition of skills, and, above all, in our attitudes and holding firm to the values that define us.”
He said “even if there were no aid fatigue, and with the best will in the world and the most charitable governments in place in the so-called donor countries, there will never be enough aid to develop Ghana to the level we want. Aid was never meant to be what would bring us to the status of a developed nation.”
In a tweet to congratulate Ghana on her 61st Independence Day celebration, Mr Walker stated “Happy 61st Independence Day to the wonderful, beautiful country of Ghana. The theme today is ‘Beyond Aid’: we want to work with you as friends and partners to realise this ambition.”
Happy 61st Independence Day to the wonderful, beautiful country of Ghana. The theme today is "Beyond Aid": we want to work with you, as friends and partners, to realise this ambition. pic.twitter.com/mV8qNaBVyP
— Iain Walker (@walkeriain) March 6, 2018