The flag bearer of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr John Dramani Mahama has said Ghana's first president, Kwame Nkrumah deserves to be celebrated today, 6 March 2019 as Ghana celebrates its 62nd independence anniversary and not denigrated.
His comment comes on the heels of moves by the President Akufo-Addo-led government to rename Founder’s Day as Founders’ Day.
The Danquah-Dombo-Busia tradition, which birthed the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) believes Dr Nkrumah did not fight for independence alone and, therefore, cannot be credited as the sole founder of Ghana.
To this end, the government is seeking to scrap AU Day and Republic Day as public holidays and introduce January 7 as Constitution Day and make September 21 Nkrumah Memorial Day.
The NDC is strongly against the move, arguing that Nana Akufo-Addo is seeking to re-write the history of Ghana and glorify his late family members such as J.B. Danquah and Ofori-Atta.
In his Independence Day message, Mr Mahama, in a Facebook post, said: “Let us continue to thank God for how far he has brought us as a country. We are not where we should be, but we should be thankful for the many blessings that God has brought our way. “Our country’s Founder, Dr Kwame Nkrumah deserves on this day to be celebrated not denigrated for his tireless leadership that brought us independence 62 years ago.”
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Childish and stupiiiiid comment by idiooooot.
***barred word*** mahama your are talking about Kwame Nkrumah. You stay in power for 8yrs without constructing a good for his Hometown bad road from Essiama to Nkroufu. You celebrated Nfrumah's 100 yrs without building a hospital in his name all elembelle district no proper and advance hospital at the place you call yourself you love nkrumah cheep policties
Mahama please stop your tactic to divide this beautiful Nation for your greediness and egoistic approach. You will not be a President again in Ghana. You have no chance to kill Nana Addo in cold blood as you did to Atta Mills. So stop fooooling yourself ok. Wodi ni te se wo
You dont make sense and you will never be president again. Mr The Incompetent one, we know you and we know you from 2009-2016 what did you do for Osagyefo? what did you do for his Hometown/Nkroful ? as much as you want to play Mr good I want you to point at one thing that you did for his people, ***barred word*** drunkard who think politics and create, l00*0t and share is the best policy. Shame on you! Only f000*00ls will believe you and follow you ! Stop using Nkrumah's name for your deeds is not his, you are a thi*ef he was not, your father was corrupt as Northern regional Commissioner and he sacked him and brought a trustworthy and competent one! wherever you go incompetence and thi*every follow you,your father never finished with Nkrumah and he was sacked on the way and Ghanaians sacked you too. What a family of incompetence and th*every and yet still you don't understand. Waste the stolen 2 billion GHS in 2020 still you will lose! Ghanaians are not ready for you !
THAT IS THE TRICK IN STOCK OF THE NDC, TO USE NKRUMAHS NAME FOR POLITICAL GAINS TO COME AND ST EAL GHANA BLIND. IF YOU ARE A REAL NKRUMAH LOVER , YOU WILL BE A MEMBER OF THE CPP AND NOT NDC.NDC IS FULL OF OPPORTUNISTS AND LI ARS
You just mention the name of Nkrumah for you SELFISH political gains? What have you done in politics to support Nkrumah's ideas? Only to CREATE, LOOT & SHARE!