The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and President Akufo-Addo of distorting Ghana’s political history. This follows President Akufo-Addo’s address on Founder’s Day, August 3, in which he argued that Kwame Nkrumah was not the sole founder of Ghana.
In his speech, President Akufo-Addo stated, “I speak to you this evening, rejecting completely, the notion that Ghana was founded by one man. While Kwame Nkrumah’s contributions to our independence are undeniable, it is important to acknowledge for ourselves that respect that the struggle for our nation’s freedom was a collective effort spanning several generations.”
The CPP strongly disagrees with this view. In a statement released on August 4, the party accused the President of distorting historical facts for his own “parochial interests.” They affirmed that Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the party’s founder and Ghana’s first President, is the true founder of Ghana.
The CPP statement criticized President Akufo-Addo’s comments, describing them as an “unfortunate gaffe” and suggesting that the President should have chosen his words more carefully. “To reject The Osagyefo as the Founder of Ghana on the weak basis that ‘the struggle for our nation’s freedom was a collective effort spanning several generations’ is indeed an unfortunate gaffe,” the CPP said. They added that the NPP has a history of inaccuracies and manipulating facts.
The CPP emphasized that Dr. Kwame Nkrumah is universally recognized as the founder of Ghana, who named the country after the ancient Ghana Empire on the eve of independence on March 6, 1957. The statement also pointed out that previous attempts by figures associated with the NPP, such as Dr. J.B. Danquah and others from the UP tradition, had sought to hinder Ghana’s independence.
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