Founder’s Day: Ghanaians were active and not asleep when Kwame Nkrumah arrived – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated that Ghanaians were active participants in the nation's struggle before the emergence of former President Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and the Convention People’s Party (CPP).

These comments follow his statements during the 2024 Founders’ Day address on Saturday, August 3, where he asserted that Ghana’s founding cannot be attributed solely to Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.

Despite ongoing debates from individuals and groups who emphasise Nkrumah’s singular role in the nation’s founding, President Akufo-Addo remains firm in his position.

Speaking at an event with senior citizens to mark the 2024 Founders’ Day on Monday, 5 August 2024 in Accra, he said: “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.”

He continued that: “I have already stated my views on that several times, including in my speech last Saturday evening.”

The President added: “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.”

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