Ranking Member on the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, Hon. Inusah Abdulai Bistav Fuseini, says the proposed August 4, founders’ celebration is “unnecessary”.
“The President is finding ways to celebrate is uncle,” he said in an interview with NEAT FM’s morning show dubbed ‘Ghana Montie’.
He described it as “over ambitious” moves by President Nana Akufo-Addo, who has proposed legislation to Parliament to designate 4th August as Founders' Day, and 21st September as Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day.
If passed by Parliament, both days will be observed as public holidays, a statement signed by the Director of Communications at the presidency, Mr Eugene Arhin said.
The statement said, in the meantime, the President has issued an Executive Instrument to commemorate this year’s celebration of Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day as a public holiday.
However, this has not gone down well with a section of the Minority, as well as Nkrumahists across the country.
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale Central holds the view that some denominations of Ghana’s currency have the images of the Big Six, considered to be part of the Founders', hence the designation of a day for their celebration is meaningless.
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My question to folks like Fuseini who continuously disrespect Patriots of Old who MENTORED his venerated Nkrumah, what has he Fuseini contributed to the development and esteem of Ghana in his public and private life. The CHEEK of this BOY and his ilk. O! and by the way Akufo-Addo is not only celebrating an UNCLE but UNCLES (PAA WILLIE OFORI-ATTA and J.B DANQUAH both of blessed memory) and his esteemed father EDWARD AKUFO-ADDO (also of blessed memory). When this critics of the UGCC tradition can show ancestry of such distinction, then they can talk. The culture of insults that Nkrumah initiated and heaped on these men of letters and distinction is what folks like Fuseini has learned and look at what it has brought Ghana to after 60 years of Independence. If the Nation Ghana had been led by the UGCC leadership that Fusieni disparages Ghana would by now be ranked with the Malaysias', Koreas' and Singapores' of this world.
I would have been very surprised if Fuseini had supported this noble idea. They (NDC) even opposed Free SHS. We know them and know they cant think far.
if our uncles did any thing good, we would celebrate them. let us celebrate the Big Six.
If your relatives also played any role go and reward them. You are being DIFFICULT.
Most Ghanaians are not objects we think with our political mind. So help us, God.
WHY PAY MIND TO THSE NATION WRECKERS? THEY NEVER SEE ANYTHING GOOD NPP PROPOSES OR INSTITUTES. IGNORE THE ***barred word*** FOR WHERE INGNORANT IS'BLISS, 'TIS FOLLY TO BE WISE!!!
Fuseini, Stop being difficult. Pun intended!
These NDC hogs are so weak-minded to the extend that they don't comprehend any positive national act. What a bunch of nation wreckers and cruel citizens! No wonder they lost miserably, they're doomed! They'll rot in opposition.
i will take any holiday. please create one for Rokoto too
WE DONT NEED BOTH HOLIDAYS. BUT IF THE WORST SHOULD HAPPEN WE SHOULD CHOOSE THE FOUNDERS DAY OVER FOUNDER. NO NATION IS BULT BY ANY ONE PERSON. THE ATTITUDE OF ATTRIBUTING THE EFFORTS OF SEVERAL PEOPLE TO A PERSON DERIVES FROM THE SPIRIT OF DICTATORS AND THOSE WHO SHARE THAT SPIRIT. WE ARE WHAT WE ARE BY THE EFFORT OF EVERY ONE, EVEN THOSE WE MIGHT CONSIDER INSIGNIFICANT IN THE SOCIETY. THE FOUNDERS REPRESENT MORE PEOPLE IN THE SOCIETY AND THEREFORE IT IS BETTER THAN FOUNDER.