GHANA: GHANAIAN COMMISSIONER FOR POLICE VISITS CENTRE FOR CIVIC EDUCATION IN ACCRA.

Record ID: 496331

  • Title: GHANA: GHANAIAN COMMISSIONER FOR POLICE VISITS CENTRE FOR CIVIC EDUCATION IN ACCRA.
  • Date: 13th August 1969
  • Summary: 1. TV DEKU ARRIVES AND IS GREETED 0.07 2. CU SIGN OUTSIDE CENTRE 0.10 3. SV INT. DEKU LED TO HIS SEAT 0.15 4. LV & CU DEKU SPEAKING (2 SHOTS) 0.24 5. CU MAN LISTENS 0.26 6. SCU DEKU SPEAKS 0.32 7. SV MEN LISTEN 0.35 8. LV DEKU 0.38 9. SV PAN FROM SIGN TO DEKU WATCHING MAN AT WORK ON PRINTING MACHINE (2 SHOTS) 0.54 10. SV SIGN "CENTRE FOR CIVIC EDUCATION" 0.58 11. SV EXT. MR. DEKU RECEIVES VOTING PAPERS IN VOTING DEMONSTRATION (2 SHOTS) 1.10 12. SCU MR. DEKU MARKS HIS VOTING PAPER 1.19 13. SV MR. DEKU PLACES HIS VOTE IN BALLOT BOX 1.25 Initials KM/VS/MR/MJB Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 28th August 1969 13:00
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  • Location: ACCRA, GHANA
  • Country: Ghana
  • Reuters ID: LVA8VDV77WLAJJL94O743EVGNUVD
  • Story Text: MR. A.K. DEKU, GHANAIAN COMMISSIONER FOR POLICE, RECENTLY VISITED THE CENTRE FOR CIVIC EDUCATION IN ACCRA. THE CENTRE IS PLAYING A MAJOR ROLE IN PREPARING GHANAIANS FOR THE UPCOMING GENERAL ELECTION.

    THE COMMISSIONER WAS WELCOMED BY MR. NEWLOVE MAMATTAH, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRE.

    MR. DEKU TOLD A GATHERING THAT THE WORK OF THE CENTRE WOULD ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF GHANA'S ATTEMPT AT A SECOND REPUBLIC. HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CENTRE FULFILLED THE NATIONAL LIBERATION COUNCIL'S PROMISE TO CREATE IN GHANA AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ESTABLISHING A TRUE DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY.

    MR. DEKU, WHO IS ALSO COMMISSIONER FOR CULTURE, APPEALED TO GHANAIANS TO HELP THE CENTRE THROUGH GRANTS AND DONATIONS.

    DURING HIS VISIT THE COMMISSIONER TOOK PART IN A DEMONSTRATION OF VOTING PROCEDURES.
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