The Convention Peoples Party (CPP) has hinted that it will be going to court to get nuisance holidays like the one on 4th August expunged from Ghana’s calendar. CPP says it still recognizes 21st September as Founder’s day, despite the government’s decision to rename it.
They believe the founder of Ghana and Convention Peoples Party Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s contribution to Ghana cannot be overlooked and relegated to suit the interest of especially the current government.
21st September was initially celebrated as Founder’s day in honour of Ghana’s first President, Kwame Nkrumah, who is credited as leading the country to independence.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, however, renamed 21st September as Nkrumah Memorial Day.
The government had argued that celebrating the day as Founder’s day, with Ghana’s independence achievement credited solely to Nkrumah was wrong as others including the Dr. J.B. Danquah also played key roles in the country’s independence struggle.
National Secretary for the CPP, Nana Yaa Jantuah however, told the News men that the party still regards Kwame Nkrumah as the only founder of Ghana and the party will go to court very soon.
Speaking at Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day, she urged the public to rally behind the party to fight for the ideals of the country’s first. To her, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) had failed the country and the CPP was the party of choice to help turn the country’s fortunes around to benefit the ordinary Ghanaian.
She stated that the efforts Dr Nkrumah made to exert the dream of bringing independence to the country and to ensure a united continent should be enough reason for their founder to be remembered and celebrated annually.
That, she said, would ensure that power was brought back to the party to enable it to bring redemption to the country backed by the ideals of Dr Nkrumah.
Source: Oyerepafmonline.com/ Bernard K Dadzie,
