{"id":419608,"date":"2017-09-18T11:50:53","date_gmt":"2017-09-18T11:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/18\/new-founders-day-apt-governance-expert\/"},"modified":"2017-09-18T11:50:53","modified_gmt":"2017-09-18T11:50:53","slug":"new-founders-day-apt-governance-expert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/18\/new-founders-day-apt-governance-expert\/","title":{"rendered":"New Founders Day apt \u2013 Governance Expert"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Dean of Graduate Studies at the Institute of Local Government Studies, Dr. Eric Oduro-Osae has described as apt President Akufo-Addo August 4 proposal for the Founders\u2019 Day celebration.<\/p>\n

President Nana Akufo-Addo is proposing legislation to Parliament to designate August 4 as Founders Day, ditching September 21 as the commemorative day for Ghana\u2019s liberation and independence fighters.<\/p>\n

However, September 21 will be observed as \u2018Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day\u2019.<\/p>\n

Both days \u2013 August 4 and September 21 \u2014 will be observed as public holidays, according to a statement signed by the Director of Communications at the presidency, Mr Eugene Arhin said.<\/p>\n

The statement said in the meantime, the President has issued an Executive Instrument to commemorate this year\u2019s celebration of Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day as a public holiday.<\/p>\n

This has general a lot of controversy with many accusing President Akufo-Addo of attempting to re-write Ghana\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

But Dr. Eric Oduro-Osae indicated that the President has not erred rather should be lauded for the initiative.<\/p>\n

He said all those who played vital role in the liberation of Ghana deserve to be honoured just like Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe President has not erred in proposing a new day for founders\u2019 day, I believe he only wants Ghanaians to appreciate other founding members of the country. Nkrumah is not the only founder of Ghana and so remembering others was the best decision the President could make.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s laud the president for that bold step because when we always honour Nkrumah, then we are not being fair to other founding members\u201d he said on Accra based Neat FM.<\/p>\n

Dr Oduro-Osae however asked Ghanaians to desist from politicizing Ghana\u2019s history and rather seek national cohesion.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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