Renowned Ghanaian economist and businessman, Dr. Kofi Amoah, has responded to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s claims that one person cannot claim credit for Ghana’s liberation from colonial rule.

In his statement to mark Founders’ Day 2024, President Akufo-Addo dismissed the view that Kwame Nkrumah is the sole founder of Ghana and said that he would never accept that notion.

President Akufo-Addo noted that some persons and organizations were as important and crucial to the independence fight as Kwame Nkrumah.

“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 that the struggle for our nation’s freedom was a collective effort spanning several generations,” the president said in his broadcast.

“The formation of the Aborigines Rights Protection Society, the British West African National Congress, the United Gold Coast Convention, the work of countless unsung heroes, and the tenacious spirit of our people all played vital parts in bringing us to freedom and independence.

“Kwame Nkrumah, with his charismatic and visionary leadership, was undoubtedly a major actor in the final lap of our journey to independence. 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 honored in our history,” he said.

Reacting to the statement by the president, Dr. Kofi Amoah slammed President Akufo-Addo for not using the same collective mindset to run the country.

According to him, the Akufo-Addo presidency has seen a deliberate targeting and running down of private companies.

See his post below

I’m both encouraged and saddened …

I’m encouraged by @NAkufoAddo acknowledgement that it took a joint and united effort to liberate Ghana from colonialism; it wasn’t a one-man show even as we all agree that Kwame Nkrumah was the main architect and driver of Ghana and Africa’s… https://t.co/Tvlgo2xp4m

— CitizenKofi (@amoah_citizen) August 4, 2024