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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has allayed concerns that Ghana’s military would eventually overtake that of many of its neighbors.
President Akufo-Addo assured Ghanaians that under his leadership, the country’s constitution would not be undermined when he gave a speech encouraging them to observe Constitution Day in 2024.
He pledged to do everything in his power to defend Ghana’s democracy.
“I swore an oath on 7th January 2017 and again, four years later, on 7th January 2021 to be faithful and true to the Republic of Ghana and preserve, protect and defend the Constitution. I shall continue to do just that.
“It will not be under my watch that any adventurer will seek to torpedo the democratic path on which we have embarked. I will help see to it that we have a free and fair and transparent election in December 2024,” President Akufo-Addo said during his national broadcast on January 6 to commemorate Constitution Day which falls on January 7, 2024.
The president reaffirmed the value of Ghana’s democracy, the necessity of maintaining it, and the necessity of building on the advancements made over the previous three decades.
“You have my word. Ghana will be the victor of such an outcome, not any individual party or candidate. Nonetheless, I urge you my fellow Ghanaians to continue to embrace the basic values of the Constitution.
“Founded on the principles of democratic accountability and respect for the rule of law, human rights and individual liberty and freedom, which the great majority of us believe must form the bedrock of our national development and individual prosperity.”
Constitution Day is widely celebrated as a holiday in honor of Ghana’s fourth republican constitutional regime, which went into effect on January 7, 1993.
This holiday also honors the nation’s efforts over the years to uphold and defend the Fourth Republic.
The holiday for this year will be observed on January 8, 2024, as January 7th falls on a Sunday.
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
