Nkrumah, the surname of Ghana’s first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, is trending on social media following a statement by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo ahead of the observation of the 2024 Founders’ Day on August 4, 2024.
In his statement, President Akufo-Addo dismissed the view that Kwame Nkrumah is the sole founder of Ghana and said that he would never accept that notion.
President Akufo-Addo noted that some persons and organizations were as important and crucial to the independence fight as Kwame Nkrumah.
“I speak to you this evening, rejecting completely the notion that Ghana was founded by one man. While Kwame Nkrumah’s contributions to our independence are undeniable, it is important to acknowledge that the struggle for our nation’s freedom was a collective effort spanning several generations,” the president said in his broadcast.
“The formation of the Aborigines Rights Protection Society, the British West African National Congress, the United Gold Coast Convention, the work of countless unsung heroes, and the tenacious spirit of our people all played vital parts in bringing us to freedom and independence.
“Kwame Nkrumah, with his charismatic and visionary leadership, was undoubtedly a major actor in the final lap of our journey to independence. That is why, despite the several unfortunate things that happened after independence under his watch, Parliament in 2019 decided to memorialize his date of birth as Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day, the only Ghanaian so far to be so honored in our history,” he said.
The statement has expectedly generated huge discussions as supporters and opponents of Kwame Nkrumah debate the issue.
Those who hold dissenting views to that of President Akufo-Addo are calling him out for seeking to disrespect Kwame Nkrumah.
Read some of the comments below:
If only you could invest as much time and energy into the country's development as you put into discrediting Nkrumah. https://t.co/oDQmMLEHFb
— Noah E. Tetteh (@NoahAdamtey) August 3, 2024
👨🏾🍳🇬🇭: If President Nana Akufo-Addo had focused on excelling during his 8-year tenure, he wouldn’t be worried about Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s legacy. History would have favored him as another president in that prestigious seat.
Aura versus aura: the former is no match for the latter.
— Ölele | DTS👨🏾🍳🇬🇭 (@OleleSalvador) August 3, 2024
Holding on to one agenda for 8 years is crazy https://t.co/anHxeqidrS
— Yaw Alfred (@theyawofosu) August 3, 2024
Y3n Osagyfo Dr Kwame Nkrumah!!! pic.twitter.com/GUDXmGEzLs
— Veronica Commey (@VeronicaCommey) August 3, 2024
Once your party goes opposition, all the efforts you have made in trying to bury the strides of Nkrumah and project your kin and kith will all be for naught. History will remember you for the wrong reasons, and I am not sure any defendant of yours will be able to rewrite it. https://t.co/fGSvDlxqqP
— Agyemang Duah Kweku jr. (@TheAgyemangDuah) August 3, 2024
If you believe in Kwame Nkrumah join the trend 🇬🇭🫵🏽#NkrumahNeverDies pic.twitter.com/AZirH66AW9
— KALYJAY (@gyaigyimii) August 3, 2024
This is our Kwame Nkrumah after leaving prison in Feb 1951. From prison to President!
Nkrumah is forever! 🇬🇭 pic.twitter.com/pLb2vSPEBZ— Che🇬🇭 (@CheEsquire) August 3, 2024
Dr kwame Nkrumah founded Ghana 🇬🇭… the rest were thieves !!! pic.twitter.com/KNmpWqJvU7
— Captain Smart (@CaptainSmart_tv) August 3, 2024
Y3n Osagyfo Dr Kwame Nkrumah!!! pic.twitter.com/GUDXmGEzLs
— Veronica Commey (@VeronicaCommey) August 3, 2024
