The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have insisted that the change of the founder’s day date celebration by President Akufo Addo to August 4, is a grand agenda to rewrite the history of the country.
Speaking on the ‘Epa Hoa Daben’ show, member of the NDC communication team, Kweku Banahene stated the NDC will scrap it when they come into power insisting Kwame Nkrumah is the only recognised founder of Ghana.
“The founder’s day was attributed to Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah on his birthday, 21st September which was since Nkrumah’s time but was later cancelled by the Busia Government. And then Prof.Mills brought back that holiday,” he said.
“Nana Addo has a grand agenda to rewrite Ghana’s history. He wants to change everything that did not go well for his family. How do you compare Kwame Nkrumah to Dankwa? Someone who led Ghana to independence. Kwame Nkrumah cannot be an ordinary person. History shows that the minority group UGCC voted against the name Ghana in parliament.
Everyone knows Kwame Nkrumah but who knows J B Danquah? You can have people who supported Kwame Nkrumah but Kwame Nkrumah is the main architect, the protagonist,” he stressed.
He added, “so today it is 4th August but when NDC comes in 2020 we will revert it to 21st September.”
The Akufo Addo led government in 2018 laid before Parliament a Public Holidays Amendment Bill by the Minister of the Interior, Ambrose Dery, and passed to amend the Public Holiday Act, 2001 in 2018.
The New Bill slashed three public holidays and introduced two new holidays which included the Founders’ Day on August 4th.
Source: GhanaFeed.com
