BOLGATANGA NOT READY FOR VALENTINE’S DAY(Friday, February 10, 2012 )

The oft euphoria that surround Valentine Day Celebration appears to dying done at least in the Bolgatanga Municipality, capital of the Upper East Region. With only a few days to 14th February, popularly known as Saint Valentine’s Day and yet Shops in the Bolgatanga Municipality are not ready with the usual red colour stuff for people who like to shop for the Valentine Day. Many shop and boutique operators interviewed in the area told the Daily Graphic that, they have been reading the shopping trend from Christmas and New Year festivities to date, and are not encouraged to spend money in stocking their shops with items associated with the Val’s Day celebration. And true to their words, the public seem not to be ready for any elaborate celebration. Mr. Foster Aggor, a radio presenter who double as a club DJ said the low euphoria may be due to the fact that the Val’s Day falls on a working day, and also coincide with a period where many have just settled or yet to settle their debut accrued during the Christmas festivities. Some few years ago, Ghana declared the 14th February valentine’s Day, “Chocolate Day” and was trumpeted so much with the hope of making it stay on the minds of Ghanaians. Surprisingly many residents are not aware of the Chocolate Day, but still remember that 14th February is Val’s Day. It is there no surprising that many shops in town either do not have chocolate at all or have a little quantity as of Friday, February 10, 2012. END