Streaming from the bowels of independence, many fought for us in seeing this glorious day. From the struggles amidst oppression and persecutions many good their grounds seeking a better Ghana, which we are witnessing today.
With Dr. Kwame Nkrumah whose tireless appetite and an undying desire for self-government now surged and detonated the drive for liberation.
This pernicious and persistent effort by some vindictive and self-ego-massaging politicians to downplay Nkrumah’s legacy and role in the struggle for independence is not only short-sighted but suicidal long-term.
If Nkrumah wasn’t that special or the standout performer among the Big Sixers, then the Big Six itself is nothing special among the many men and women who fought for Ghanaian Independence.
For the leaders of the Aborigines Rights Protection Society, their goal to protect our lands has defined our territorial sovereignty.
With Nii Kwabena Bonne, it was his frustration with the colonial merchant’s pricing regime that led to his call for a boycott in 1948.
For Rebecca Naa Dede Aryeetey, mobilizing our market women and tapping into their energy provided a spark for women to believe they had a place in the new Ghana.Â
For all these people they saw themselves as men and women in a relay: Running their race and passing on a baton. They recognized that all each person had to do was play their part for us to end the race as victors.
As we mark today, let us see ourselves as that new generation with a baton. We shall run our course and pass on the baton in a good place. For a nation is not found once. It keeps on shedding its old skin for a new one as it renews the hopes and aspirations of the ordinary populace for whom all this began.
In the words of the venerable Ernest Yeboah:Â
Founders never leave our memories, for they leave indelible footprints on our minds. They give us reasons to look back and ponder. They give us the reasons to look forward with the hope and aspirations to beating their footprints of distinctiveness. Their mistakes are our lessons and the reasons to reason.
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