Dr Onsy Kwame Nkrumah, a Pan Africanist has expressed disappointment with the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP’s) decision to relegate to the background the significant contributions of his father to Ghana’s independence.
He said for instance that the failure of the government to celebrate this year’s Founder’s Day, as it was done in the past, was “unfair” to the memory of Dr Nkrumah.
“I am astonished at the failure of the government to celebrate this special Founder’s Day when we have the presence of diplomatic corp and dignitaries from abroad attending in honour of the memory of Dr Nkrumah,” he said.
Epitome of independence
Dr Nkrumah, who is a member of the Convention People’s Party, expressed these sentiments when the Daily Graphic spotted him entering the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum on Sunday. He said: “Dr Nkrumah is the epitome and symbol of our struggle for independence.”
Clad in black political suit, Dr Nkrumah Jr went to the mausoleum to pray at the tomb.
Dr Nkrumah Jr said Ghana stood to be worse off if the current government continued to fail to recognise the Founder’s Day next year.
“I just pray it is a mistake of a new government that did not have the right advice and I hope the government will pick it up next year,” he said.
Shameful
According to him, when Ghanaians travel abroad, most foreigners mistake Ghana for Guyana, a country in South America, until one mentions Kwame Nkrumah for them to recognise Ghana as a nation in West Africa.
Source: graphic.com.gh
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This man never leaved in Ghana nor grown up in Ghana but he wants to tell us our history, Mr. imposter? Just do DNA with Samia and we will the truth if your are his son, and even if you are, you still can't tell us our history because some older people who know the truth of our history is alive. my daddy told me the truth and I don't care what NDC OR NPP says. I know how it got started, who and who did what, how our first president came from Britain to help continue the vision of indepeance.
NOBODY HAS EVER ACCEPTED YOUR AS THE SON OF NKRUMAH. IT IS HOWEVER DISAPPOINTING TO CLAIM BY YOURSELF AS THE SON OF NKRUMAH WHEN HE NEVER CLAIMED YOU TO BE HIS SON. YOU ARE JUST DOING THIS TO GET THE ATTENTION AND THE SUPPORT OF NDC TO RENEW THE CONVERSATION OF THAT CLAIM
my friend UR FATHER KWAMI NKRUMAH , did not found ghana, he was a poor man and was help by rich people, WE HAVE BIG 6 NOT BIG ONE GHAHA STUDENTS MUST LEARN, FROM GH PP