President John Dramani Mahama
The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park (KNMP) has commended the Ghanaian government for reinstating “Founder’s Day” in honour of Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah.
The holiday, formalised through the National Holidays and Commemorative Days (Amendment) Bill, reaffirms Nkrumah’s legacy as Ghana’s founding leader on September 21.
In 2019, the holiday was moved to August 4 under the NPP-led Akufo-Addo administration.
However, following an executive instrument by President John Dramani Mahama on June 26, 2025. The holiday has been moved back to August 4.
In a press release on June 27, 2025, KNMP 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 memorial park urged lawmakers to further entrench the holiday in law to prevent future revisionism and invited the public to visit the Accra site to learn more about Nkrumah’s legacy.
“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!
“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.
“The legacy of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah must be preserved for posterity untainted and undiluted,” the statement added.
See the full statement below:
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