President Nana Akufo-Addo has proposed a legislation to Parliament to make 4th August as Founders' Day.
The proposal is to ensure that Ghanaian leaders who made tremendous contributions to the liberation of Ghana from imperialism and colonialism are commemorated and recognized for their feat in the nation's historic accounts.
The day is to honour and appreciate the collective efforts of the country's forebears towards the freedom and independence of Ghana.
By so doing, 21st September which is a statutory holiday to celebrate Ghana's First President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah will be different from the Founders' Day which will be a holiday as well.
Commenting on 'Kokrokoo' on Peace FM, the Director of Operations of the Progressive People's Party, Nana Ofori Owusu has raised objections to the President's proposal.
Nana Ofori Owusu, reading some historical accounts on the programme, noted that there are intellectual arguments over the founding of the country but it won't be best for the government to introduce the Founders' Day.
“We get lost in it and we don’t know what the value is. And people will shout and scream. I am of the view that there are great Ghanaians who risked everything on the line for Ghana to become Ghana. And people indeed said that the name Ghana was picked before Kwame Nkrumah brought the name Ghana. So, there’s a continuity. So, if that is what you brought, then it’s a continuity. It’s a manifestation of the original thought. So, why the separation of these great minds and great people? We shouldn’t separate them. They should be one,” he said.
According to him, there are pressing needs of Ghanaians that should be dealt with not proposing legislations for another holiday in the country.
“We, as a nation, we’re suffering from economic malnutrition. We’re suffering from psycho-social trauma as a people. We’re suffering from children having children, homelessness. We’re suffering from all these things. So, we need a oneness of thought, oneness of purpose . . .”
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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you do not sounded like someone without any confidence. indeed, that is what persons with low esteem would be thinking. your write up suggested that you were ill trained and probably a difficult person as well. let us improve our confidence by thinking positive. Even Kotoka was named after the Airport.June 4th was celebtrated as a holiday till Ala Adjettey and the NPP went to court. let us celebrate those who made the difference.
Kwame nkrumah is not and can never be sole founder of Ghana so without hurting any sides feeling let's have founders day for all those who participated in our national struggle.
Nana Addo's ambition have always being to try and rehabilitee his late uncle JB Danquah and honour his late father because his forebears have always been jealous of Kwame Nkrumah since he went to establish the CPP ; the truth is that Ghana does not need another holiday to honour the families of Nana Addo ; after all Nana Addos father was just a ceremonial President after being the CJ besides his Presidency was tainted with controversies ; his uncle JB Danquah was never devoid of scandals ranging from murder to being an advocate to overthrow Kwame Nkrumah ; the man was a spy for the CIA and was being given allowances by the US embassy to feed his children ; the records are there ; this idea that he was the doyen of democracy is a load of cow dung ; the man was a arrogant; wicked ; selfish ***barred word*** like a good number of Akyems who love litigation ; for me there were great men who contributed to the success of Ghana's independence and to single out a couple of people and give them such accolade to me is just classic arrogance by Nana Addo ; does Nana Addo think people do not read or know about his father and his uncle JB Danquah ; he must be dreaming !!!!!!.