The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has denounced President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s recent comments on Ghana’s founding, accusing him and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of distorting the nation’s political history.
The CPP’s criticism follows President Akufo-Addo’s Founders’ Day address on August 3, where he contested the notion that Ghana was solely founded by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.
“I speak to you this evening, rejecting completely the notion that one man founded Ghana,“ President Akufo-Addo stated.
He acknowledged Nkrumah’s significant role but emphasized that Ghana’s independence resulted from a collective effort over several generations.
In response, the CPP labelled the President’s remarks as an attempt to revise historical facts for “parochial interests.“
The party firmly maintains that Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first President and founder, played a pivotal role in the country’s establishment.
The CPP’s statement, issued on August 4, criticizes the President for dismissing Nkrumah’s role, labelling it an “unfortunate gaffe.“
The party also referenced recent inaccuracies in President Akufo-Addo’s statements, including a recent misidentification of former President John Dramani Mahama as his vice.
The CPP statement asserted that “the whole world knows who the Osagyefo is and that he founded this country, naming it Ghana on the eve of our independence on March 6, 1957.“
The party also accused the NPP’s historical predecessors, including Dr. J.B. Danquah and other members of the UP tradition, of actively obstructing Ghana’s path to independence.
The CPP’s response underscores the ongoing debate over historical recognition and the legacy of Ghana’s founding figures.
The party defends Nkrumah’s singular role in the nation’s creation.
