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Kumasi gears up for 63rd Independence parade

Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital, is waiting with bated breath to host the rest of the country at the Baba Yara Stadium on Friday, March 6, 2020, as Ghana marks 63 years of Independence from British colonial rule.

It will be the first time the event will be hosted in the Garden City and the second outside Accra since government introduced the rotational system to give each region a feel of the event.

The first one outside Accra was held in Tamale last year.

Kumasi, the home of tradition and culture, is presenting a unique spectacle on the occasion which may go down in history as the best.

Beyond the normal parade and speeches, the event ground is expected to be flooded with personalities in traditional wear, mainly Kente, as the people of the region have vowed to showcase their rich culture, spiced with ‘kete’ and ‘adowa’ dances.

Events leading up to the big day have been inspiring.

There have been massive and sustained clean-up exercises, led by the Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Mr Osei Assibey Antwi, as well as regular announcements of the event in the central business district of the metropolis to court support for it.

The city has also held a pre-Independence Day jamboree at Amakom, one of its most popular suburbs.

 

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