A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Nyaho Nyaho Tamakloe, has said there is no patriot in Ghana as the country marks Founder’s Day on Wednesday, September 21.
Founder’s Day commemorates the birth of Ghana’s first president, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, and is also a day to reflect on and appreciate the sacrifices and achievements of the founding fathers of the country, learn from them, and have a sense of patriotism in all they do for the development of the country.
However, speaking on the Executive Breakfast Show (EBS) on Class91.3FM on Wednesday, Dr Tamakloe said: “If you talk of patriotism, I don’t think we have even one person in the country at the moment. When you talk of patriots you talk of people like Kwame Nkrumah, Kobina Sekyi, Ako Adjei, K.A Gbedema, Kojo Botsio – these were patriots; they started building this nation. They had a programme, they knew where they were going to.
“Presently there is no Ghanaian that I can call a patriot…not even myself. I have not qualified to that level…there is a lot missing. A patriot will put everything aside and die for his country. There is no single Ghanaian I can see doing that.”
According to Dr Tamakloe: “A patriot will know when enough is enough, that your time is past, [when to] give way to the younger person to come and continue; that is a patriot. A patriot is somebody who will not [fuel] tribal wars and tribal quarrels and I tell you as I sit down now, I don’t believe we have one person we can call a patriot in this country… It is dangerous and it is something that we have been thinking about. But even look at the way people behave on the political terrain…the sort of talk they give to the younger ones and you call such people patriots?
"No, a patriot defends and builds a nation; a patriot is proud of his nation. A country where people go on strike every now and then, you can’t call them patriots because all these are dragging back the progress of the nation. Where are the patriots in this country?”
Source: classfmonline.com
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We have to agree and start all over again. Corruption is deep and everywhere. Young people will not believe in hard work but short cuts to prosper. One party comes and some people will not work. Another one comes, the other group will not work. We destroy public schools and send our children to private schools. We say 3 years and our children go for 4 years. Cancel GCE but our children go for GCE and IB. GOD MUST HAVE MERCY AND FORGIVE US..
What really ids this man's problem? so he can not make his statements without casting insinuations and innuendos? He shouldn't forget that the Lord is watching all of us. Bitterness that has no basis will hasten his undoing. I rest my case.
Having sold your conscience to NDC so you can attack the party that made you; still have guts to say this? You are worse than the illiterate.
Hello Doc. We thank the good Lord that you admit you are not a Patriot. HmmM!! Some former Ambassador indeed.