The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that Independence Day parades will be held in districts, municipalities, and metropolitan areas across the country on March 6th, 2025.
This comes as the nation prepares to celebrate its 68th Independence Anniversary under the theme “68th Independence Anniversary Celebration: Reflect, Review, Reset.”
In a letter dated February 24th, 2025, and addressed to all Regional Directors of Education, the Director-General of the GES, Prof. Ernest Kofi Davis, outlined the plans for the celebrations.
“Management of the Ghana Education Service extends its warmest compliments,” the letter begins, before detailing the plans for a national celebration at the Jubilee House in Accra.
However, Prof. Davis emphasized the importance of involving school children in the celebrations.
“Since the Independence Anniversary Celebrations are for school children, there will be parades in all the Districts, Municipalities and Metropolitan Education Directorates across the country,” the letter states.
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While the national event at the Jubilee House will feature an “abridged form of parade,” the district-level parades are expected to be more extensive, allowing for greater participation from students and local communities.
The GES has instructed Regional Directors to inform their respective District, Municipal, and Metropolitan Directors of Education to collaborate with local assemblies to ensure the success of the parades.
“With this letter, we entreat the Regional Directors of Education to bring this to the attention of the District, Municipal and Metropolitan Directors of Education to liaise with the various Assemblies to enable them to organize a successful parade to mark this all-important day,” Prof. Davis urged in the letter.
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The Independence Day parades will provide an opportunity for students and communities to come together and reflect on Ghana’s journey as an independent nation.
The parades are also anticipated to include cultural performances and displays of patriotism
