Nkrumah, the surname of Ghana’s first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, is trending on social media following a statement by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo ahead of the observation of the 2024 Founders’ Day on August 4, 2024.
In his statement, 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.
The statement has expectedly generated huge discussions as supporters and opponents of Kwame Nkrumah debate the issue.
Those who hold dissenting views to that of President Akufo-Addo are calling him out for seeking to disrespect Kwame Nkrumah.
Read some of the comments below:
If only you could invest as much time and energy into the country's development as you put into discrediting Nkrumah. https://t.co/oDQmMLEHFb
— Noah E. Tetteh (@NoahAdamtey) August 3, 2024
👨🏾🍳🇬🇭: If President Nana Akufo-Addo had focused on excelling during his 8-year tenure, he wouldn’t be worried about Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s legacy. History would have favored him as another president in that prestigious seat.
— Ölele | DTS👨🏾🍳🇬🇭 (@OleleSalvador) August 3, 2024
Aura versus aura: the former is no match for the latter.
Holding on to one agenda for 8 years is crazy https://t.co/anHxeqidrS
— Yaw Alfred (@theyawofosu) August 3, 2024
Y3n Osagyfo Dr Kwame Nkrumah!!! pic.twitter.com/GUDXmGEzLs
— Veronica Commey (@VeronicaCommey) August 3, 2024
Once your party goes opposition, all the efforts you have made in trying to bury the strides of Nkrumah and project your kin and kith will all be for naught. History will remember you for the wrong reasons, and I am not sure any defendant of yours will be able to rewrite it. https://t.co/fGSvDlxqqP
— Agyemang Duah Kweku jr. (@TheAgyemangDuah) August 3, 2024
If you believe in Kwame Nkrumah join the trend 🇬🇭🫵🏽#NkrumahNeverDies pic.twitter.com/AZirH66AW9
— KALYJAY (@gyaigyimii) August 3, 2024
This is our Kwame Nkrumah after leaving prison in Feb 1951. From prison to President! Nkrumah is forever! 🇬🇭 pic.twitter.com/pLb2vSPEBZ
— Che🇬🇭 (@CheEsquire) August 3, 2024
Dr kwame Nkrumah founded Ghana 🇬🇭… the rest were thieves !!! pic.twitter.com/KNmpWqJvU7
— Captain Smart (@CaptainSmart_tv) August 3, 2024
Y3n Osagyfo Dr Kwame Nkrumah!!! pic.twitter.com/GUDXmGEzLs
— Veronica Commey (@VeronicaCommey) August 3, 2024
TWI NEWS
Our, Nkrumah https://t.co/PWlePEO2wp
— Bee (@Bridget_Otoo) August 3, 2024
In the heart of Africa, where dreams took flight, A visionary rose to banish the night. Kwame Nkrumah, with wisdom so deep, Awoke a nation from its colonial sleep.
— The Nigga’s Pastor 🐍🇬🇭🇬🇧 (@TheNiggasPastor) August 3, 2024
With fervent words and steadfast resolve, He sought a path for Ghana to evolve. From chains of bondage to freedom's… pic.twitter.com/KbvBmKjAm6
Kwame Nkrumah will forever be remembered but you, you’ll be forgotten. And even if you’re not forgotten, anytime your name is mentioned, all people will remember is the pain, hardship and turmoil you brought upon your people. @NAkufoAddo https://t.co/BkT5cjTg5j
— rondo. (@Koffy_9) August 3, 2024
Ghanaians trending Kwame Nkrumah today on all socials. Insane love
— Saddick Adams (@SaddickAdams) August 3, 2024
Ghanaians are not timid Sir! Nkrumah will forever be the founder of this country and no other. Continue to twist our history, January 7th 2025 is just around the corner and you and your Agyapadie crew will be out of here pic.twitter.com/10nNd39mUf
— Okatakyie Kofi Asante (@kaakyireasante) August 3, 2024
The one and only founder of modern Ghana. The independence hero of Ghana. The liberator and the redeemer. The champion of human liberty. The Pan-Africanist. Dr Kwame Nkrumah! pic.twitter.com/Kmsg6hjs2h
— Yoo Yili Pag'bia (@Nyaba_Abu) August 3, 2024
Greatest to ever do it! 🐐🐐🐐🐐#NkrumahNeverDies pic.twitter.com/1yMxQIzyGv
— CHIICHI (@1Chiichi) August 3, 2024
— Prof. E. Kofi Abotsi (@ProfAbotsi) August 3, 2024
There is ONLY ONE FOUNDER. #NkrumahNeverDies. pic.twitter.com/Ty6bbU9Mf2
— Abdul Hameed (@sayhameed) August 3, 2024
Inimitable. Irrepressible. Irresistible. pic.twitter.com/vUmZnduGQo
— Victor (@AtsuTamakloe) August 3, 2024
👨🏾🍳🇬🇭: This is you as a steward for 8 years and not even a founder, see the mess we are in as a country.
— Ölele | DTS👨🏾🍳🇬🇭 (@OleleSalvador) August 3, 2024
You want us to believe your grandfather and uncle had better plans for Ghana? Come again, senior.
Mans cannot even keep streetlights and traffic lights on in major cities…
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