President John Dramani Mahama has suspended the rotational policy for Ghana's Independence Day celebrations to reduce government spending.
According to Presidential Spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the decision is part of efforts to cut non-essential expenditures. "In the spirit of cutting down on government expenditure, on non-essential expenditure, President Mahama has instructed that this rotational policy be suspended," Kwakye Ofosu announced at a press conference in Accra.
The government has cited high costs as the reason for the suspension. "Now, whereas the intentions behind that may be noble, President Mahama has asked that that rotational policy be suspended because of the need to scale down, and this has become necessary due to escalating costs," he added.
This means the 68th Independence Day celebration, themed "Reflect, Review and Reset", will be moved from Independence Square to the Presidency in Accra.
