Residents of the Upper East have expressed their dissatisfaction over the 2021 edition of the Valentine celebration, as they described it as boring.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and increasing rate of infection across the country, President Akufo-Addo in his 23rd address to the nation banned some activities as a measure to reduce the increasing rate of COVID infection.
“So, fellow Ghanaians, until further notice, funerals, weddings, concerts, theatrical performances, and parties are banned. Private burials, with no more than twenty-five (25) people, can take place, with the enforcement of the social distancing, hygiene and mask wearing protocols.
Beaches, night clubs, cinemas, and pubs continue to be shut. Our borders by land and sea remain closed.
All workplaces, public and private, must employ a shift-system for workers, in addition to the use of virtual platforms for business or work. Conferences and workshops can take place with all the appropriate protocols. However, I encourage the use of virtual platforms for such engagements.
Restaurants should provide take-away services, and should, as much as possible, avoid seated services. The National Sports Authority and the Ghana Football Association should ensure compliance with the twenty-five percent (25%) capacity rule in our stadia, with spectators respecting the social distancing rule and wearing of masks”.
However, it appears the COVID restriction ban by President Akufo-Addo isn’t the only predicament bedeviling the 2021 edition of Valentine, especially in the Upper East Region. As if the Volta River Authority (VRA) officials in the Upper East Region does not care about the VAL celebration, they decided to used a power outage to wish their customers a ‘HAPPY VALENTINE’
Engaging one of the event organizers in the region popularly known as CarlmaxColdsweat Daraan the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Xtrame Empire he said, there won’t be fun in this year’s VAL celebration due to the restriction ban by the President.
However, he noted that aside from the restriction bans by the President which prevented public gathering, those who would have the wish to celebrate the valentine at the comfort of their homes cannot do so due to the power outage by VRA
“Because of the restrictions, it means it won’t be fun, because nowhere to go to. Our traditional way of having fun is probably going to the bar, vea dam, and some other recreational places to mingle with some friends and love ones. But, now that restrictions have been put in place in these places, you can’t do. Even if you had the intention of doing it alone at home, here is the case, the whole region has been given light out it means, if your idea of having fun was sitting and having relaxation watching movie probably taking a drink with your loved one, you can’t even sit in a room because is very hot. CarlmaxColdsweat Daraan told Apexnewsgh.com
Valentine’s Day is an annual festival to celebrate romantic love, friendship and admiration. Every year on 14 February people celebrate this day by sending messages of love and affection to partners, family and friends. Couples send Valentine’s Day cards and flowers and spend special time together to honour their love for each other.
However, in some part of African, youth see Valentine as a period of having sex with their girl friends and boy friends and these in some area in the past have cause some shortage of condoms some locations.
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