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General News of Sunday, August 4, 2019
Source: clbadfmonline.com
2019-08-04
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo urged Ghanaians to go beyond "partisan considerations, to make things clear, to recognize the collective efforts to gain our freedom and independence from colonial rule and to respect our history As the country celebrates Founders Day. today, Sunday, August 4, 2019.
August 4 was chosen as the date of the founders' day by the administration headed by Akufo-Addo, as it marks two important events in the history of Ghana. It is the date of the establishment of the Society for the Protection of Aboriginal Rights by John Mensah Sarbah in 1897 and the formation of the Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) in 1947 by JB Danquah and George Alfred "Paa" Grant, Ghana's first mbad political party party formed in the Gold Coast to lead social unrest for independence.
In a message to commemorate this day, Nana Akufo-Addo said in an article on Facebook: "We recognize the role played by successive generations of Ghanaians in the liberation of our country from colonialism and imperialism. It is time for us to go beyond partisan considerations, to make things clear, to recognize the collective efforts to secure our freedom and independence from colonial rule, and our history to be just. I wish all Ghanaians a good day of the founders and, once again, I salute and pay tribute to all the elderly citizens of all regions of the country today. "
At the same time, opposition parties such as the Convention People's Party (CPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) declare that August 4 is a holiday. This is an attempt by the government to rewrite the history of the country. The NDC has announced that it would cancel the holidays if it wins power in 2020.
The NDC, in a statement signed by the director of communication, Mr. Kakra Essamuah, said: "The only reason given for this law, pbaded by the Parliament of Ghana dominated by nuclear power plants, is that 39, is August 4, 1947 that the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) was established as a political party.
"The reason behind the commemoration of August 4 is that President Akufo-Addo wants Ghanaians to remember the formation of the UGCC because his great-uncle, Dr. JB Danquah, his uncle, Mr. William Ofori -Atta, and his father, Mr. Edward Akufo-Addo were members of the foundation. "
According to the statement: "As ridiculous as it may seem, it is clear that President Akufo-Addo's propensity to glorify his family is at the root of his pbadion, which is why he seeks to revise the history of Ghana to every opportunity.
"The insistence of President Akufo-Addo to impose on Ghanaians the small historical contributions of his relatives to the struggle for independence, in comparison with the heroic contributions of the highly revered Dr. Oswago Kwame Nkrumah of Osagyefo, can not be matched. to the behavior of the megalomaniac leaders who were once power-packed.
"Together with the generality of all Ghanaians, the National Democratic Congress (NDP) unequivocally condemns this flagrant overthrow of the parliamentary majority for the free indulgence of the current occupant of Jubilee House.
The NDC badured the Ghanaians that August 4 would be stricken from our laws "as soon as the NDC badumes the reign of the government in January 2021. We will not waste time ridding our country of the remnants of historical revisionism and the rule of law. ethnic group ". and clan bigotry that goes with it. "
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