Founders Day: Akufo-Addo sincere but … – Baako

The Editor-In-Chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako, has said President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s posture on the Founders Day discussion is an honest and smart move, however, his proposition is not needed at the moment.

President Akufo-Addo has decided to propose legislation to Parliament to designate August 4 as FOUNDERS DAY, and September 21 as KWAME NKRUMAH MEMORIAL DAY, both of which will be observed as public holidays.

A statement signed by the Director of Communications at the presidency, Mr Eugene Arhin, said: “... In the meantime, the President has issued an Executive Instrument to commemorate this year’s celebration of KWAME NKRUMAH MEMORIAL DAY as a public holiday.

“This means Thursday, 21st September, which hitherto was marked as Founders Day will now be celebrated as Nkrumah Memorial Day in honour of Ghana’s first president, Dr Kwame Nkrumah.”

But commenting on this development on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo programme on Wednesday morning, Mr Baako said: “To be honest, I think Akufo-Addo has been smart, he is being sincere but as I said, sincerity is not a substitute for science."

“Unfortunately, the way we do our politics in the country, this thing will not work. If I were to be him, both days, in terms of Founders, will be ignored.

“Leave it like that, we don’t need any day. We need times to commemorate and celebrate them, but a day as a statutory public holiday is too premature, we are not there yet,” he said.

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