The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has expressed disagreement with President Akufo-Addo’s remarks during his Founders’ Day address to the nation.
He said it was important to acknowledge the contributions of others who fought for Ghana’s freedom besides Dr Kwame Nkrumah.
He further defended his government’s decision to designate August 4 as Founders’ Day to celebrate the collective efforts of those who contributed to the nation’s fight for independence while establishing September 21 as Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day.
However, in a statement dated August 4, 2024, CPP described the president’s assertion as an “unfortunate gaffe”.
The party argued that it is a well-known fact that Dr Kwame Nkrumah founded Ghana despite opposition from the antecedents of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
“To reject The Osagyefo as the Founder of Ghana on the weak basis that “the struggle for our nation’s freedom was a collective effort spanning several generations” is indeed an unfortunate gaffe, and it would have been thought His Excellency would have been more selective with his words, in these last days of the NPP administration.
“The whole world knows who the Osagyefo is, and that he founded this country and named it Ghana, after the old Ghana Empire, on the eve of our independence of 6th March 1957. This was after countless attempts were made by the antecedents of the NPP, made up of Dr. J.B. Danquah and other elements of the UP tradition, to stop Ghana from gaining independence. This, no amount of rejection by His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo can change that,” the statement read.
Below is the full statement
