The landscape of Accra was dotted with the red, yellow, green and black star flag on Tuesday. It was one of those moments you’re unashamed to call yourself a Ghanaian.
It wasn’t one of the usual days in the life of the country.
The day as I reckoned was the first of its kind on the world’s calendar. The country marked the 60th anniversary of its independence from colonial domination on March 6, 1957. It couldn’t have been a normal day. Yet it was a usual day for Abena Ghana as she refused to adorn the Ghana@61 independence anniversary cloth.
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Ghana’s first President and nation’s founder, Kwame Nkrumah
He knows his scripts – something he gained because many of the controversial events in the history of Ghana had revolved around his family. As a result, he speaks with an insider authority. He has gained a voice, the kind that’s reserved for people who have firsthand experience of events. He did.
However, his narration of events leading to the independence of Ghana has always tried to ‘subjugate’ the role played by Nkrumah. He has not shied away from elevating his uncle, J. B. Danquah and his father Edward Akufo-Addo over Nkrumah.
The political ‘big six’ of Ghana credited for the independence of the country
At the Black Star Square in Accra, President Akufo-Addo didn’t disappoint as he credited his uncle, father and friends for Ghana’s independence, giving little voice to Nkrumah.
The debate about the true founders of Ghana is an issue that will not be settled or wished away by a speech of a leader. There’s a sharp disagreement and even among the elitists in the society, the battle is subtle and serious. No one is willing to yield turf to the other.
Nkrumah with some of his CPP compatriots on the eve of Ghana’s independence
The President could have avoided the fruitless debate his statement will trigger in the country in the coming days.
It might be too early to take on the President as some people have suggested, but if coming events cast their shadow, it appears our nation is in for more incorrectness.
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Source: Dan Kwasi Prince // www.dailyviewgh.com / Ghana
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