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President Nana Akufo-Addo is proposing a legislation to Parliament to designate August 4 as Founders' Day and September 21 as Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day.
Both days: August 4 and September 21, will be observed as public holidays, according to a statement signed by the Director of Communications at the presidency, Mr Eugene Arhin, over the weekend.
The addition of the new date has generated mixed reactions as some are in favour and others are not.
Dr Yaw Graham, Coordinator of the Third World Network who believes the change in date is not important says "we can discuss Nkrumah, his faults and all but still recognize that he is a preeminent person in this country’s history…”
He also believes “the fact that the NPP came along and felt that they could change what the NDC had done with Nkrumah’s date shows that it is possible if the NPP lose an election, the date can change”.
Dr Graham was speaking in an interview on Peace FM morning show ‘Kokrokoo’ with host Kwami Sefa Kayi, Tuesday.
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Tonga you are wrong. No court can undo what Parliament has done. Only Parliament can repeal its own laws.
the president is just bent on re-writing history to favor hin uncle who betrayed Ghana for dollars. Shame unto all of them. THE FOUNDER OF GHANA IS NKRUMAH and nobody else
JUST FEEL LIKE WEEPING FOR GHANA FOR ALL THESE ID10T1C THINGS OF HONOURING PEOPLE OF NO KNOWING SINGLE CONTRIBUTION.
DOES THIS DISCUSION IMPROVE THE ECONOMY OF GHANA IN ANY WAY? DID KWAME NKRUMAH 'MANUFACTURE' GHANA? BORING! BORING!! BORING!!!!!!!!! TWEAA, KWAME NKRRUMAH, THE MALIGNANT DICTATOR, IS DEAD AND GONE AND EVEN HIS POLITICAL PARTY, THE ONCE ALMIGHTY CPP IS DEAD SO WHY ALL THE FUSS, ALLOW US TO PISS!!!!!!BY THE WAY, NPP IS NEVER LOSING ANY ELECTION IN GHANA AGAIN!
The NDC wants to share the credit for the introduction of free SHS just bcos they started some sort of free SHS. The current free SHS is a radical upgrade in form and scope compared with the NDC's one. Why won't the same NDC and others who think like them also give some credit to other nationalists aside Nkrumah who started and also fought for our independence. Independence for Ghana is NOT the brain child of Nkrumah so why credit him alone?? Sure, he was the arrow head in the struggle for independence but many others contributed immensely...Sgt Adjetey and his two colleagues?? Lets keep the 21 September, in view of Nkrumah's key role BUT the day should be christened FOUNDERS' DAY.
And when they come to power it will be enforced again. Hypocrite Ghanaians. Even June 4th is celebrated by JJ and his NDC.
The most intriguing part of this whole debate is that the NPP is willing to INCLUDE Nkrumah, but the NDC is bent on EXCLUDING the other members of the BIG SIX! It is very very intriguing. We must know those who seek the collective interest of ALL of GHANA including ALL of OUR HISTORY, and those who thrive on DIVIDE-and-RULE Tactics! The NDC is a BIG S.H.A.M.E
If NDC comes to power and they change it NPP will also bounce back to power to change it again. This is not a problem at all
What Akuffo Addo is doing is forward thinking! If NDC had thought deep about this they would known the Independence of Ghana was not conceived by Nkrumah. They certainly had different ideas of achieving the Independence but I am sure if Nkrumah were to be alive He would told this dumb NDC people He is certainly not the only founder of Ghana. On the day of declaration of Independence name the people on the platform with Nkrumah. Nation wreckers!!
Instead of focussing on proper development issues such as affordable food and accommodation, you are crying over the name of a holiday. Foooooooooolish Ghanaians intellectuals. All of u should eat fecees and die!!!!