They think we were asleep until Nkrumah's arrival - Akufo-Addo

Ghana's president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated his stance on the role of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah in Ghana's Independence struggle and says Ghanians were not asleep before Nrumah and the Convention People's Party came onto the scene.

These views follow his earlier remarks at the 2024 Founders' Day address on Saturday, August 3, when he flatly rejected the idea that Ghana was not founded only by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.

Hosting the senior citizens to mark the 2024 Founders’ Day on Monday in Accra, the President noted: “I know there are some who question this ceremony that is 4th August as Founders Day because they believe that we were asleep in Ghana until the arrival of Kwame Nkrumah and the CPP.”

“I have already stated my views on that several times including in my speech last Saturday evening. I don’t intend to go over that matter again. Suffice to say I believe that the consensus that parliament arrived at in 2019 honouring Kwame Nkrumah in a memorial day and preserving the historical importance and significance of August 4th in our history is a good consensus and it deserves to last” he stated.

Source : Lead News Online