The National Chairman of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Professor Edmund Delle has vowed that the party will resist any attempt to rewrite the country’s history in a way that discredits Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s significant role in Ghana’s independence struggle.
He said people agitating over the consistent reference to Dr. Kwame Nkrumah as the founder of independent Ghana are only being selective with history.
Prof. Delle’s comment comes against an earlier assertion by the Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye that holding Dr. Kwame Nkrumah as the founder of independent Ghana was wrong.
Speaking at the Institute of Economic Affairs’ (IEA) showing of a documentary of the political history of Ghana between 1844 and the Fourth Republican Constitution, Prof. Oquaye described as “palpable falsehood” claims at Nkrumah was the founding father of Ghana saying that the country must recognize other persons involved in the independence struggle and not hail only Nkrumah.
The comment revives the long-standing debate about the actual founder of Ghana especially after the president, Nana Akufo-Addo subtly also suggested so in the address he delivered at Ghana’s 60th independence anniversary parade.
But according to the CPP chairman, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah led the charge for Ghana’s independence, and must not be denied the associated recognition.
He told Citi News, “anything you can say against Nkrumah, you say it, but as long as Ghana lives and Africa lives, he will be greater and greater still.”
“We are not denying that being human, he had some faults but you have to see the situation that made him do these acts… I don’t deny that people contributed, so I am personally not against the fact of recognizing people who contributed. There is no doubt about that; J.B Danquah and the rest. They all contributed to it, but no matter how many contributed, you identify one person.”
He noted that his party will study the claims by persons attempting to rewrite the country’s history “and we will come out with our version on the matter.”
“It is their opinion, they want founders we have decided on founder; the greatest African that has ever lived.”
Source: Citifmonline.com
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......keep believing that 'even kwame nkrumah created ghana and ghanaians. tweaa, i have necer believed in ghosts, chama!!!!!!!!
In the face of galamsey and what it is doing to our water supply system you people still find time to talk about Nkrumah? You guys are just awesome.
Delle and his CPP mother fukkers should leave us alone. All you do is talk about the KGB spy Nkrumah. Focus on getting at least 5% of the votes and then we will take you seriously
What kind of concert party argument being put up by these mate meho elements who vehemently proposed the postponement of Independent. Tell me where in the world do we have founders instead of founder, is it Mandela, George Washington, Malaysian leader etc. Dishonest Professors in Ghana will one plunge this country into unnecessary chaos one day
How can the one who was invited to be the scribe of a movement which had be started long before become the originator? The CPP had over the years peddled lies about the other members of the big six. That is the reason the CPP will never stand. How can you resist the TRUTH? How many MPs do you have now? CPP died in 1966. It will forever remain so.
@Andrews Amoako a hurdle is not run in chains. The name is baton. A hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race.
Nobody is attempting to rewrite history fact is fact and cant be denied by any sensible person.Ghana was not founded by Kwame Nkrumah but he was a member of the founders. Kwame Nkrumah joined the independence movement at a latter days.He was an opportunist. Mugabe cant be the founder of Zimbabwe because there were equally men like Joshua Nkomo before and during the independence of Zimbabwe. Who even recommended the name GHANA ?J.B. Danquah of course why not Kwame Nkrumah if he was the sole Founder?,.Popular ***barred word*** should give way to scientific sense.
massa these are needless. organise the party he left over. for that's how he can be remembered.
YES NKRUMAH WAS A VISIONARY LEADER BUT HE WAS BETRAYED BY MANY OF THOSE WHO SURROUNDED HIM. THEY WERE SYCOPHANTS AND GAVE HIM BAD ADVICE. AT THE END HE BECAME TYRANT AND INDISCRIMINATELY IMPRISONED MANY INNOCENT AND GOOD PEOPLE WITHOUT DUE PROCESS. HE PREPARED THE GROUNDS FOR THE DEMISE OF HIS GOVERNMENT AND THE CPP PARTY. LIMAN GOVERNMENT WAS A FINE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIVE CPP BUT IT WAS KILLED BY THE JJ COUP AND THE PNDC REGIME. THE FORMATION OF NDC WAS A PARADOX TO THE SURVIVAL OF NKRUMAISM. NDC CONFUSINGLY PRAISE NKRUMAH'S ACHIEVEMENT BUT IN REALITY THEY DESTROY ANY EFFORT TO REGROUPING THE NKRUMAH FAMILY.
Massa you can't even win at any of the Nzima constituencies and here you are bothering your self. No one can deny the fact that Nkrumah remains to be one of the great in the world but the world has moved on. I stand to be corrected npp an off spring of U.P did better than all the parties in the Nzemanland.