Akufo-Addo Rejects “One Man” Founding Narrative of Ghana
Akufo-Addo Rejects “One Man” Founding Narrative of Ghana
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has strongly refuted the idea that Ghana’s founding can be attributed to a single individual.
During his 2024 Founders’ Day address on Saturday, August 3, the president expressed his disagreement with the claim that Kwame Nkrumah alone was responsible for the country’s independence.
In 2019, Parliament established August 4 as Founders’ Day to recognize the collective efforts of various individuals and groups in Ghana’s independence struggle, while September 21 was designated as Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day. This decision, however, has faced opposition from those who believe in Nkrumah’s singular role in Ghana’s founding.
“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,” President Akufo-Addo stated.
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He highlighted the contributions of various groups and individuals, such as Joseph Casely Hayford and Thomas Hutton-Mills’ British West African Nation Congress, among others, who played crucial roles in Ghana’s path to independence. He mentioned the formation of the Aborigines Rights Protection Society, the British West African Nation Congress, and the United Gold Coast Convention as key players in the independence movement, along with numerous unsung heroes and the resilient spirit of the Ghanaian people.
“Kwame Nkrumah, with his charismatic visionary leadership, was undoubtedly a major actor in the final lap of our journey to independence, and that is why despite the several unfortunate things that happened after independence under his watch, Parliament in 2019, decided to memorialize his date of birth as Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day, the only Ghanaian so far to be so honoured in our history,” the president concluded.
President Akufo-Addo’s address underscores the importance of recognizing the collective efforts and contributions of many in Ghana’s journey to independence, rather than attributing the achievement to a single individual.
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