Akufo-Addo urges Ghanaians to move from being raw material export economy
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has advised Ghanaians to break away from the neo-colonial structure where the country export raw materials without adding any value which in his view does not inure to the country’s benefit.
He urged Ghanaians to help drive the nation to its destination where there will be a united, developed, prosperous, free, democratic and independent nation. Nana Akufo-Addo gave this advice in his Founders’ Day message on Wednesday, 4 August 2021.
Founders’ Day is a national public holiday observed to commemorate the contributions of all the people who led the struggle for Ghana’s independence.
The Founders’ Day was formerly called “Founder’s Day” with the letter “S” appearing after an apostrophe and it was celebrated in honour of the achievements of Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first president and his role in attaining independence for the country.
But the Akufo-Addo-led government insisted others helped in the independence struggle and deserved to be celebrated as well. The name was changed from “Founder’s Day” to “Founders’ Day” to include others who helped in the struggle for independence.
Aside from that, the previously observed September 21 which is also the birthday of Kwame Nkrumah has now be shunned for August 4 which coincides with the day the United Gold Coast Convention, the first political party in the then Gold Coast was formed. This change came into effect following the passage of the Public Holiday Amendment Bill was passed into law in March 2019.
By: Stella Annan | myactiveonline.com Twitter @activetvgh
