The government is working hard to address issues. - President Akufo-Addo.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo says the government is working hard to address the nation's current challenges.
Despite the challenges, he said, the government had ensured the supply of essential items to keep the crisis from spiraling out of control.
"Perhaps we should also count our blessings and how we are dealing with the difficulties as a group. We've all seen the images from all over the world. There have been no fuel queues in Ghana. We have not experienced food and essential item shortages or the dumsor disaster."
This was stated by President Akufo Addo during the 66th Independence Day celebrations in Adaklu, near Ho, the Volta Regional Capital.
"Our Unity, Our Strength, Our Purpose" is the theme of this year's Independence Day celebration.
The parade's Special Guest of Honour was Guinea Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embaló, who is also the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
President Akufo Addo urged Ghanaians to band together and not let the country's challenges divide them.
He claimed that major global developments had harmed domestic economic performance.
"Global inflation and food prices have reached historic highs. Rising global interest rates caused by central banks tightening monetary policy in several advanced economies to combat rising inflation and the energy crisis, with crude oil prices reaching unprecedented highs of more than $120 per barrel at one point.
"The strengthening of the US dollar against all other currencies, as well as the tightening of global financing conditions, particularly for emerging markets and developing economies. "It is because of these that our people have suffered," he said.
President Akufo-Addo also announced that the government had implemented a number of fiscal measures to help bring relief to the people, saying, "I'm confident that we'll see significant relief and recovery sooner rather than later."
President Akufo-Addo decided in 2017 that the independence celebrations would be held on a rotating basis in order to open the regions to the rest of the world and boost the local economy.
The Volta Region is hosting the national independence parade for the first time, commemorating the day Ghana formally freed itself from British colonial rule.
Apart from other performances, there were 22 contingents from various security agencies and 12 from various schools in the Volta Region on parade.
The 66 Artillery Regiment in Ho was in charge of the parade, which included security services and various schools from the Ho Municipality.
To commemorate the occasion, the regional capital was decorated with the Ghana flag, and several offices draped their buildings in Ghana colors (red, yellow, and green).
After 83 years of British colonial rule, Ghana gained independence on March 6, 1957, becoming the first Sub-Saharan African country to do so.
Dr Kwame Nkrumah, the country's first President, declared Ghana "free forever" from colonial rule, marking a watershed moment in the country's history. Since then, every March 6 has been marked with various activities throughout the country and among Ghanaians abroad.
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