A critical analysis of president Akufo-Addo’s speech on Independence Day

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• jOeY lOnDoN 8 years ago

  I really appreciate your keynotes.

  I really appreciate your keynotes.

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• The Special One 8 years ago

  Damn, you gaplessly covered all areas of the argument which leaves no room or makes it hard for the perennial antagonist to say something- Their argument does not hold water, in short untenable assertions. Nkrumah was t ...
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  Damn, you gaplessly covered all areas of the argument which leaves no room or makes it hard for the perennial antagonist to say something- Their argument does not hold water, in short untenable assertions. Nkrumah was the protagonist of the genial idea, Independenc e Now which will break the bank of the British imperialist .

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• NPPlander 8 years ago

  Very informative and educative. I do now understand why Nana Addo is trying very hard to undo Kwame Nkrumah. He will not give up but he will fail. He has a herculean task ...elevating his late uncle by belittling the greatest ...
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  Very informative and educative. I do now understand why Nana Addo is trying very hard to undo Kwame Nkrumah. He will not give up but he will fail. He has a herculean task ...elevating his late uncle by belittling the greatest African. JA Kufuor is one of Ghana's greatest.
  Nana should avoid his war on Nkrumah lest he becomes a subject of ridicule

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• Ghanabi 8 years ago

  And who the hell are you to use your perspective of history to discredit the President's perspective of the same History. Even looking at the "facts" you presented, it is clear that Ghana wasn't founded just by the action of ...
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  And who the hell are you to use your perspective of history to discredit the President's perspective of the same History. Even looking at the "facts" you presented, it is clear that Ghana wasn't founded just by the action of one man. So what's the fuse about Nana Addo saying that the originators of self-government deserve the same recognition as the latter saint who became the General Secretary?

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• Kotey 8 years ago

  Excellent historical perspective,balanced and objective.Akuffo will be in danger of ending up a failed leader if he should continue with his family battle against Nkrumah.
  
  He is trying to elevate a tradition that will fore ...
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  Excellent historical perspective,balanced and objective.Akuffo will be in danger of ending up a failed leader if he should continue with his family battle against Nkrumah.
  
  He is trying to elevate a tradition that will forever be the scorn of progressives and the youth and the generations to come will not forgive him for distorting our history.
  
  It is stupid to fight against the tide of history especially when the force behind that historical tide is too powerful to stop.Akuffo must learn from history.

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• OPANIN 8 years ago

  What is the difference between your mother giving birth to you and someone inviting you to join an already existing club from where you later became prominent? Do you discredit your mother because you became well known and sh ...
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  What is the difference between your mother giving birth to you and someone inviting you to join an already existing club from where you later became prominent? Do you discredit your mother because you became well known and she stayed poor?
  
  Give credit where it is due. Nkrumah was given birth to by the UGCC before he grew up in Ghana politics.
  
  Nobody is disputing Nkrumah's contribution towards the attainment of Ghana's independence. It is important to credit where he started and the person who pushed him.
  
  It is very disingenuous to down play the significance of the Aborigines Right Society without looking at the effect of legislation they fought against and the impact of same on other countries in Africa.
  
  John Mensah Sarbah and colleagues fought for Gold Coast within the confines of the prevailing circumstance at their time.
  
  Your write up gave credence to the the contribution of Nkrumah towards and after Ghana's independence but woefully and shamelessly failed to recognize that Kwame continued from where he met the struggle
  
  That is being ungrateful to your "mother"

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• GENERAL DeGAULE 8 years ago

  Nkrumah started with the Pan African Movement in London, and that is how he came to be noticed and invited to be General Secretary of UGCC.
  
  The struggle for Independence comes from either of two wars; armed conflict as in ...
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  Nkrumah started with the Pan African Movement in London, and that is how he came to be noticed and invited to be General Secretary of UGCC.
  
  The struggle for Independence comes from either of two wars; armed conflict as in the MAU MAU of Kenya or Intellectual conflict.
  
  Prior to Nkrumah the struggle for independence was about the elitist groups hoping to succeed the British. No one envisaged universal suffrage where the masses had to be politically "conscientized" so they could participate in the political process. And it is to his credit that he was able to form the CPP embracing the uneducated who were sneered at by the elite, and to embark on a campaign of enlightening them to be masters of their own destiny. His programme for self government involved universal education so the masses would not only be numerate and literate but as he elaborates in his book conscienscism they will become philosophically enlightened and free.
  His ten year development with the Akosombo dam as the source of energy for industrialisation shows him as having the national or race advancement as his goal. He perhaps craved the attention but did not divert state resources into personal overseas account.
  
  His mastery at the dispatch box to advance the case for independence in intellectual disputation with the British and his ability to craft legislation was quite phenomenal.
  That is what makes him uniquely qualified to be described as the founder of modern Ghana.

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• OPANIN 8 years ago

  Are you saying that you gave birth to your mother because you became educated and assumed prominent position than she did?
  
  Please do away with sentiment and be academic in your thinking and deal with the reality.
  
  Nobod ...
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  Are you saying that you gave birth to your mother because you became educated and assumed prominent position than she did?
  
  Please do away with sentiment and be academic in your thinking and deal with the reality.
  
  Nobody is challenging the fact that Nkrumah led Ghana into independence but that does not translate into him being the founder of Ghana.
  
  How can you as a rational man argue with emotion that Nkrumah is the founder of Ghana when you accept that he was invited by a group that has started same and he continued from where he met the group.
  
  Nkrumah led Ghana into independence but he is not the founder of Ghana.

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• GENERAL DeGAULE 8 years ago

  Your mother gave birth to you so when you become a President, it is your mother who has to be credited and acknowledged as the president.
  The UGCC opposed Nkrumah all the way even arguing for a federal state with Ashanti. Ho ...
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  Your mother gave birth to you so when you become a President, it is your mother who has to be credited and acknowledged as the president.
  The UGCC opposed Nkrumah all the way even arguing for a federal state with Ashanti. How can you acknowledge then as founders of the republic?

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• Abena 8 years ago

  I am sorry to say that you lack rationality in your thinking. why do we always attribute achievement to a leader but not multitude. Independence was not achieved on a silver platter. Nkrumah consistently worked hard at it. ...
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  I am sorry to say that you lack rationality in your thinking. why do we always attribute achievement to a leader but not multitude. Independence was not achieved on a silver platter. Nkrumah consistently worked hard at it. You must think and be rational.

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• kaketonti 8 years ago

  FOLKS NKRUMAH'S 1960 PDA IS TODAYS' EUROPE AND USA PLAYCHILD SECURITY.TO LIVE UNDER THE SUN YOU NEED EUROPE/USA PERMISSION.PEOPLE JAILED 15 YEARS AND OVER WITHOUT TRIAL.DRONES ARE USED TO SILENCE PEOPLE.
  NKRUMAH NEVER DIES

  FOLKS NKRUMAH'S 1960 PDA IS TODAYS' EUROPE AND USA PLAYCHILD SECURITY.TO LIVE UNDER THE SUN YOU NEED EUROPE/USA PERMISSION.PEOPLE JAILED 15 YEARS AND OVER WITHOUT TRIAL.DRONES ARE USED TO SILENCE PEOPLE.
  NKRUMAH NEVER DIES

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• Marcus Ampadu 8 years ago

  And what galls me is that when Akufo Addo was a student at Legon Hall, he was a staunch Nkrumahist. Sure, we all do go through changes. However, I'm waiting for his autobiography to tell us about his incredible metamorphos ...
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  And what galls me is that when Akufo Addo was a student at Legon Hall, he was a staunch Nkrumahist. Sure, we all do go through changes. However, I'm waiting for his autobiography to tell us about his incredible metamorphosis.

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• Prof Lungu 8 years ago

  Our thanks to Aduako Sarben, for taking time to provide this write up.
  
  There is this odd thing going on with Akufo Addo. Maybe it explains why he did not mention Guggisberg, and his goal to build a Guggisberg economy for G ...
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  Our thanks to Aduako Sarben, for taking time to provide this write up.
  
  There is this odd thing going on with Akufo Addo. Maybe it explains why he did not mention Guggisberg, and his goal to build a Guggisberg economy for Ghana, at least since the last time.
  
  READ: "...I pay homage to Nana Ofori-Atta I, who saw the wisdom in investing in the education of the young...".
  
  Who'd ever thought?
  
  ITEM: "...Under Kwame Nkrumah's leadership, in 15 short years, university enrollment alone jumped through the proverbial "roof" about 1,965%, from 208 to 4,291.
  
  "In fact, Presidents Akufo Addo Dankwa, John Atta Mills, and John Kufour are all represented in those "University Student Enrollment" numbers.
  
  "To the point, using this example of success in education alone, Ghana could not have achieved 355% and 839% across the board quantum leaps in the number of schools and number of students enrolled, respectively, to include a 690% change in "Teacher Training", without spending and investing some of the reserves Kwame Nkrumah's own government accrued for Ghana in the 1950s.
  (Read all about that in our paper, www.modernghana.com/news/757977/quantum-leap-in-education-under-kwame-nkrumah-and-the-cpp-1.html).

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• Vincent 8 years ago

  So what is the state of Nkrumahism today? Who are the so called Nkrumahists? What is the state of the CPP today? The UP tradition has managed to maintain its identity, won three elections and currently ruling this country. Th ...
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  So what is the state of Nkrumahism today? Who are the so called Nkrumahists? What is the state of the CPP today? The UP tradition has managed to maintain its identity, won three elections and currently ruling this country. The young people of today are attracted to the NPP which is the successor of the UP. Today, the CPP and their other allies do not have a seat in Parliament. Are the so called Nkrumahists not ashamed of this situation? Are they not ashamed that they have destroyed the Nkrumah legacy? Instead of fighting Nana Addo they should rather expend their energies on reviving the CPP and make Nkrumahism relevant.

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• Abena 8 years ago

  The Osagyefo remains the founder of this nation and the facts cannot be changed. Any attempt by the "akyim mafia" to twist history shall back fire in Jesus name. The people of ghana will never sit down for history to be twis ...
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  The Osagyefo remains the founder of this nation and the facts cannot be changed. Any attempt by the "akyim mafia" to twist history shall back fire in Jesus name. The people of ghana will never sit down for history to be twisted. They shall never succeed in denigrating this great man of our land.

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