The Queens Glasgow 2014 Baton Relay arrived in Ghana Friday night from Sierra Leone and The Dancehall king, Shatta Wale, on Saturday, January 4th, 2014 joined hundreds of Ghanaians to welcome the Queen’s Baton Relay, which is on tour of some Commonwealth countries, ahead of the games in August this year.
Shatta Wale is privileged to be part of the 36 prominent personalities that were chosen to carry the baton through some selected areas in Accra today.
Former Black Stars captain, Stephen Appiah handed over the baton to Bandana from Chorkor whiles Bandana waited for him at Korle Gonno.
Grateful for the opportunity given him, he took to social media to thank those who made it happen.
“It happens once in a life time..I will like to thank the president of Ghana and the nation for granting me the opportunity to be part of the change in the queens Baton..God bless my homeland Ghana.#SM4LYF.”
The Queen’s Baton Relay is a unique tour of the Commonwealth and has taken place every year since the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
The tradition is for the Head of the Commonwealth, currently Queen Elizabeth ll, to write a message that is carried within a baton until it is finally read aloud to officially open the 2014 Games in Glasgow, UK ( London ).
For the next nine months the baton will travel around the globe to the 70 nations and territories of the Commonwealth.
Shatta Wale is privileged to be part of the 36 prominent personalities that were chosen to carry the baton through some selected areas in Accra today.
Former Black Stars captain, Stephen Appiah handed over the baton to Bandana from Chorkor whiles Bandana waited for him at Korle Gonno.
Grateful for the opportunity given him, he took to social media to thank those who made it happen.
“It happens once in a life time..I will like to thank the president of Ghana and the nation for granting me the opportunity to be part of the change in the queens Baton..God bless my homeland Ghana.#SM4LYF.”
The Queen’s Baton Relay is a unique tour of the Commonwealth and has taken place every year since the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
The tradition is for the Head of the Commonwealth, currently Queen Elizabeth ll, to write a message that is carried within a baton until it is finally read aloud to officially open the 2014 Games in Glasgow, UK ( London ).
For the next nine months the baton will travel around the globe to the 70 nations and territories of the Commonwealth.
Shatta Wale delivered the torch to Ghana's Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur at an official welcoming ceremony at the Flagstaff House. Becca and Akosua Agyepong were also part of the baton carriers.
The Queen officially set the baton at Buckingham Palace on October 9 last year.
The route includes some of the larger Commonwealth countries such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, South Africa, Malaysia, Australia, Kenya, Jamaica and Canada.
By @CypressGH
Wen Jah bless u,no man can curse u.Big ups Shatta Wale
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