Former Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports is accusing president Akufo Addo of attempting to destroy Kwame Nkrumah’s legacy while glorifying his fathers and masters.
According to Joseph Yammin, Nana Akufo Addo tried hard to revise Ghana’s history to glorify his (Akufo Addo’s) political ancestors and to portray Dr. Kwame Nkrumah as “a nobody” so far as Ghana’s history is concerned.
Joseph Yammin, also a former Deputy Ashanti Regional minister was responding to a speech delivered by president Akufo Addo during Ghana’s 60th anniversary celebration on Ultimate Breakfast Show hosted by Lantam Papanko.
Delivering his speech Monday to mark Ghana’s 60 independence anniversary from colonial rule, President Akufo-Addo revived the debate whether Ghana should have founding fathers as demanded by the NPP elements or a founding father as insisted by the CPP.
According to him, the independence struggle had been started by members of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) 10 years before it was granted.
He listed Joseph Boakye Danquah, Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey, William Ofori-Atta, Ebenezer Ako-Adjei, and his father Edward Akufo-Addo as the main people who had met the British to demand independence.
The President added that it was when the UGCC leaders decided they needed a full-time person to man the party’s affairs that they brought in a younger nationalist Mr. Nkrumah.
“Soon thereafter, on 28the February, 1948, the notorious and senseless killings of three ex-servicemen, Sergeant Adjetey, Corporal Attipoe and Private Odartey Lamptey…which, undoubtedly, quickened the pace of the independence movement,” he said.
However Yammin has faulted the president for “deliberating distorting history to favour his father and political ancestors.”
“The President started his story with the contribution of the Gold Coast Aborigines Rights Protection Society (ARPS) of 1897, only to rope in the role played by his father and close relations such as J.B. Danquah.”
“But I am not surprised…from the one we told Ghanaians that Akufo Addo’s desire to become a president is borne out of haste to project his family and friends,” he alleged.
Joseph Yammin explains, “we were all here when his cousin, the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta during budget presentation spent much time greeting his family members and other relations…tell me if this is not family and friends business.”
Source: abusuafmonline
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What this guy understands about politics is only of making Propaganda. And that made him Minister. He couldn't therefore, have performed as Minister, for, he is incompetent. Hardly, can he argue or reason consrtuctive on issues. If you push him to do so, then, he turns to insult you.That is sad, and obviously, the trade mark of the NDC. The Boys with sharp teeth.
What do you want to achieve,Yamin? Talk all your tongue out.u go die in opposition
YOU HAVE NEVER SAID ANYTHING USEFUL IN YOUR POLITICAL LIFE. COME UP WITH THE REAL FACT IF YOU KNOW IT MORE THAN US.
YOU LEBANESE PUNK. I HAVE ALREADY WARNED YOU TO GO BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM!!! YOU ARE FOREIGNER AND YOU ARE DARING TO POKE YOUR UUUGLY ***barred word*** FACE INTO OUR INTERNAL MATTERS???? WE WILL SOON CHOP YOU INTO PIECES AND SEND YOU TO THE LIONS IN KUMASI ZOOO!!! THATS WHERE YOUR FAT, ***barred word*** BODY BELONGS!!LEBANESE QUAASHHIIIAAA!!!BLOODY BUFFFOOON AND NINCCOMPPPOOOPPP!!!
So what relevant thing has this foreigner said so far, opposition is making u loose it gradually, how come u foreigner claim u know more about our country than we the native of the country, eeeei politics at its peak, i blame NDC for involving such unthinkables to join their party. Why dont u streghten more on the issue to let us know Nana is lying than those irrelevant thoughts
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YAMIN HAS SAID NOTHING. LET HIM STRAIGHTEN THE HISTORY AND TELL US THE UNTRUTH IN THE ADDRESS NANA GAVE. IGNORAMUS OF A BEING INDEED