{"id":421110,"date":"2017-09-22T13:01:26","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T13:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/22\/audio-founders-day-akufo-addo-in-search-for-fruitless-glory\/"},"modified":"2017-09-22T13:01:26","modified_gmt":"2017-09-22T13:01:26","slug":"audio-founders-day-akufo-addo-in-search-for-fruitless-glory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/22\/audio-founders-day-akufo-addo-in-search-for-fruitless-glory\/","title":{"rendered":"Audio: Founders Day: Akufo-Addo in search for fruitless glory"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A leading member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bright Akwetey is appalled at President\u2019s Akufo-Addo\u2019s decision to move founder\u2019s day from September 21 to August 4.<\/p>\n

The Presidency in a statement released on September 15 announced that September 21 will this year be celebrated as Kwame Nkrumah Memorial day.<\/p>\n

It also revealed plans to present legislation before Parliament to set aside August 4 as a day to celebrate the many founders of Ghana.<\/p>\n

But Bright Akwetey on Adom FM\u2019s morning show Dwaso Nsem Friday said President Akufo-Addo is in a search for fruitless glory for his ancestry.<\/p>\n

According to him, the conscious effort to project Ghanaian giants such as J.B. Danquah, Edward Akufo-Addo and others who belong to the Danquah-DomboBusia tradition ahead of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah is unfortunate.<\/p>\n

The CPP man wondered how significant the events of August 4 such that it merits a celebration of any form.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Akufo-Addo government is bent on projecting other elements in Ghana\u2019s history, one that favours the key founders of the Dankwa, Dombo, Busia legacy but Dr. Kwame Nkrumah is the only founder of Ghana\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n

Mr. Bright Akwetey believes the arguments advanced by government are lame\u00a0 thus should be treated with the contempt it deserves.<\/p>\n

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