The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kofi Portuphy, says the party together with other forces will team up "to resist the Danquah clique to impose their family history on Ghana".
This follows the President's decision to propose legislation to Parliament to designate 4th August as FOUNDERS DAY, and 21st September as KWAME NKRUMAH MEMORIAL DAY, both of which will be observed as public holidays.
A statement signed by the Director of Communications at the presidency, Mr Eugene Arhin, 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. This means Thursday, 21st September, which hitherto was marked as Founders Day will now be celebrated as Nkrumah Memorial Day in honour of Ghana’s first president, Dr Kwame Nkrumah.”
However in a statement on Thursday, September 21, “The NDC serves notice that we would team up with all progressive forces and all well-meaning Ghanaians to resist the Danquah clique to impose their family history on Ghana. The NDC serves notice that should President Akufo Addo and the clique succeed in cancelling the September 21st as Founder’s Day celebration of Osagyeo, the party reserves the right to restore the day as such when God willing, it assumes office in 2020. On this auspicious occasion, the NDC renews its commitment to national unity. We recognise the untiring efforts by Osagyefo in leading Ghana to independence in the face of obstacles placed in his way by known politicians in that era. Nkrumah’s place in the history of Ghana as its Founder is unassailable. We urge all Ghanaians to draw inspiration from this great man of humble upbringing who eschewed ethnocentrism and bequeathed to us a united country to be proud of.”
The statement further added: “Nkrumah’s thoughts and ideas continue to inspire people all over the world. Several academic institutions worldwide celebrate his leadership and intellectual attainments. Truly, Nkrumah never dies. On the eve of this year’s anniversary of Founder’s Day, Ghanaians were taken aback by an announcement which sought to downplay the historical significance of Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah as the undisputed Founder of modern Ghana. The Danquah clique is determined to rewrite history and confer on that family, a status they do not deserve in the anti-colonial struggle of the Gold Coast. In furtherance of their agenda to rewrite the history of Ghana to serve his family’s interest, President Nana Addo, last week served notice of his intention to institute his own version of Founder’s Day and downplay September 21st which is currently celebrated as Founder’s day in memory of Dr Kwame Nkrumah. The self-serving agenda by the Danquah clique of historical revisionists is to place their family history above all else in Ghana in defiance of all the facts and evidence available. It is an agenda that is detrimental to national unity and cohesion and must not be allowed.”
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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did kwame nkrumah manufacture ghana? NO MATTER WHAT THEY DO, GHANAIAN KIDS DON'T KNOW KWAME NKRUMAH AND NOBODY CAN IMPLANT HIM INTO THEIR BRAINS. KWAME NKRUMAH IS DEAD AND BURIED WITH HIS PARTY CPP AND THEY SHOULD SAVE US THE UNNECESSARY NOISE AND ALLOW US TO PISS!!!!!!!!
SO IS THE NDC THE NEW CPP?...DOES THE NDC HAS IDENTITY?.....ME THINK NDC SHOULD RATHER CELEBRATE THEIR FOUNDER AND STOP HIJACKING THE CPP'S NKRUMAH.
gangstas and ***barred word*** on rampage.look at this jailbird
That is this 'tupak' guy saying? Those NDC still have moral courage to peak on national issues after running Ghana down like this?
U guys could not even implement just one social intervention as Nkrumah demanded, so how come u are holier than thou? Is NDC now Nkrumalist party? where is the so called accountability thing that u preach? Is Rawlings ideology evaporated? Hmm hypocrites paa nie. Asem oo political point indeed.
Look their ***barred word*** faces. Where were you when Trotro was bought at exorbitant prices as Ambulances when some communities in the 3 Norther Regions and Norther Volta transport the sick and pregnant women in Motor King and Bikes. Corrupt ***barred word***. You are day dreaming of coming back in 2020. NEVER AGAIN WILL GHANAIANS HAND OVER OUR BELOVED COUNTRY TO FRAUDSTERS LIKE YOU
PORTOPHY ALWAYS BEHAVES LIKE A CHILD. MEMBERS OF BIG SIX ARE NOT JUST SOMEBODY FAMILY MEMBERS BUT PEOPLE WHO FOUGHT FOR GHANA INDEPENDENCE. CERTAINLY IF YOU WANT TO REFER TO THEM AS FAMILY MEMBERS YES THEY WEE FAMILY MEMBERS OF GHANAIANS, JUST AS OUR DEAR PRESIDENT NKRUMAH WAS. STOP BEING MYOPIC PORTOPHY.
If you knew how to resist, you should have resisted the reckless ***barred word*** and corruption in the Mahama govt. Donkey!
Ndc dem0ns.you people hate nana addo with no reason..you are too devilish !!!
Portuphy where were your ancestors when JB Danquah and co were fighting for our independence. Jealousy go shame