Akufo-Addo: Some people think we were asleep until Nkrumah’s arrival

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asserted that Ghanaians were active and engaged before the arrival of former President Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and the Convention People’s Party (CPP).

These comments follow his earlier statements made during the 2024 Founders’ Day address on Saturday, August 3, where he emphasized that Ghana was not solely established by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.

Despite ongoing debate from individuals and groups who credit Nkrumah as the sole founder of the country, President Akufo-Addo has reaffirmed his position.

During a 2024 Founders’ Day event on Monday in Accra, he addressed criticisms of the August 4th commemoration, saying, “I know there are some who question this ceremony that is 4th August as Founders’ Day because they believe that we were asleep in Ghana until the arrival of Kwame Nkrumah and the CPP.”

He continued, “I have already stated my views on that several times, including in my speech last Saturday evening. I don’t intend to go over that matter again. Suffice to say I believe that the consensus that parliament arrived at in 2019, honoring Kwame Nkrumah with a memorial day and preserving the historical importance and significance of August 4th, is a good consensus and it deserves to last.”

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