Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, presidential aspirant of the Progressive People's Party said he would stop the “torturing” of school children on Independence Day when he becomes the President of Ghana.

He said somehow the country has made independence celebration an occasion for soldiers, police and prison officers, customs and immigration officers and school children to stand in the hot sun and march past state officials.

A statement issued and copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra over the weekend, said the day has also become one for people whose party is in power to show off while those in opposition frown as they look on.

“A day that should bring us all together has become one for partisan demonstration,” it added.

Dr Nduom said when he is elected as President, he would make it a day of joy and celebration and turn the occasion into an opportunity to promote patriotism.

He called on formal and Informal educational institutions and the media to develop programmes that would educate the young and old about the history, traditions and all the leaders who promoted the liberation of the country.