Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park hails gov't move to restore founder's day to September 21
The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park has commended the government's decision to reinstate Founder's Day on September 21, honouring the legacy of Ghana's founding leader, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.
The move reverses a 2019 decision by the Akufo-Addo administration, which shifted the holiday to August 4.
With President John Dramani Mahama's Executive Instrument on June 26, 2025, Founder's Day has been restored to its original date, September 21.
In a press release signed by Acting Executive Director of the Park, Dr. Collins Rawlings Nunyonameh hailed the move as a “victory for truth and historical justice,” highlighting Nkrumah’s unmatched role in Ghana’s liberation from colonial rule.
“This decision is not only a victory for truth and historical justice, but a reaffirmation of the indisputable legacy of Dr Kwame Nkrumah as the true founder of Ghana.
“As in all cases, while we note that others may have contributed in various ways to Ghana’s political development, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah remains peerless in Ghana’s political history,” the statement read.
The statement quoted former Guinean President Sekou Touré’s 1972 tribute: “Those who attempted to humiliate him only succeeded in glorifying him.”
The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park is urging lawmakers to solidify Founder's Day in law, safeguarding it against potential future changes.
Additionally, the park has extended an invitation to the public to visit its Accra site, where they can delve into the life and legacy of Ghana's founding father, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.
“We would now call on the Government, Parliament and the Constitutional Review Committee to take steps to entrench Founder’s Day in law, to safeguard it from future political revisionism and historical distortions.
“We commend government for this singular decision, which exemplifies in more ways than one, the government’s determination to correct historical distortions and assert Dr. Nkrumah’s status as the founder of our beloved nation, Ghana,” the statement added.
See press statement below:
