As Africans mark African Union day today, the Secretary General of All  African Students Union, His Excellency Peter Kwasi Kodjie has called on African Youth to be  proactive in their efforts to lead in the Africa Agenda 2063. Mr. Peter Kwasi Kodjie made the call when he  addressed a uniformed Parade displayed by members of the National Cadet Corp under the auspices of  the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Armed Forces.

Over 400 participating cadets were drawn from the Navy, the Army and  the Air Force from several senior high schools in the Greater Accra Region to observe a 30 minutes’ writ  laying ceremony held at the Africa Union Liberation Circle in Accra. The Africa Union Liberation Circle  was commissioned as part of the Formation of African Union in July 2001, with the then New Union  having a shift in focus from political to socio-economic emancipation of the African Continent.

Speaking at the ceremony, the Secretary General of All African  Students Union, His Excellency Peter Kwasi Kodjie paid glowing tribute to the Legends and founding founders of  then Organization of Africa Unity and now the Africa Union. Mr. Kodjie also cited that Ghana played an extraordinary role  in the struggle for the continental liberation hence the need for young people to take their destiny into  the hands and champion the continental agenda. Secretary General of All African Students Union  also underscored that the conditions of peace, security, democracy, and good governance are the fundamental  requirements for successfully pursuing the new vision for the socio-economic renewal of the African  Continent.

The Secretary General further highlighted the significant importance  of this year’s theme, “Year of Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons:m  Towards Durable  Solutions to Forced Displacement in Africa” calling on Africa Youth to be at the forefront of the  Africa Affairs.

According to Mr. Kodjie, the African Liberation and the celebration of  the Africa Union day were not achieve on a silver platter hence the contribution and collaboration  of the youth through their innovation and creativity and efforts are needed to take Africa to the next Level  thus critical to achieving the Agenda 2063. He Added that the Africa Union Day celebration offers a deep  reflection towards achieving the Pan- African vision of “an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa,  driven by its own citizens and representing dynamic force in the global arena”, culminated in the  adoption of the framework of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and its flagship  programme the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) in the early 2000.

Mr. Kodjie also noted with great admiration the role the All Africa  Students Union played during this period in mobilizing the Youth and students in Africa for the  advancement of the Pan African Agenda. He used the occasion to invite the National cadet Corp and Ghanaian youth  to the upcoming 8th Edition of the African Students and Youth Summit to be hosted by the King of the  Kingdom of Morocco from July 26th –1st of August 2019.
Mr Mohammed Habibu Tijani, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign  Affairs and Regional Integration who was the Special Guest of Honour at the ceremony laid writ on behalf of  the Government and People of Ghana.