FULL TEXT: President Mahama's address at the 80th UN General Assembly Meeting

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• Adu Asamoah 2 months ago

  The CPP Era (Nkrumah, 1957–1966):
  
  Kwame Nkrumah, through the CPP, championed independence, pan-Africanism, and major development projects.
  
  But the UP (Danquah-Busia tradition) opposed many of his policies.
  
  The 196 ...
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  The CPP Era (Nkrumah, 1957–1966):
  
  Kwame Nkrumah, through the CPP, championed independence, pan-Africanism, and major development projects.
  
  But the UP (Danquah-Busia tradition) opposed many of his policies.
  
  The 1966 coup, supported by sections of the military and external forces, ended his vision prematurely.
  
  
  
  2. The Rawlings/NDC Era (1981–2000, later 2009–2016):
  
  Jerry Rawlings rose first through military intervention, then transitioned into democracy, founding the NDC, which carried elements of Nkrumah’s socialist vision.
  
  The NDC positioned itself as the inheritor of CPP’s legacy.
  
  
  
  3. The UP/NPP Tradition (Busia, Kufuor, Akufo-Addo):
  
  Rooted in the Danquah-Busia political tradition, the NPP sees itself as liberal-democratic, market-oriented, and the opposite of Nkrumahist socialism.
  
  Whenever in power, the NPP reframes or abandons NDC-led projects.
  
  
  
  4. The Cycle:
  
  Each party spends years undoing the other’s work instead of building on it.
  
  This creates developmental instability — a kind of “reset button” every 8 years.
  
  
  
  
  The Big Question:
  
  > Should Ghana “hand over” to the Danquah tradition (NPP) again after NDC has reset?
  
  
  
  That’s really a question of trust and lessons learned:
  
  If history is “repeating,” then Ghana risks another cycle of dismantling and rebuilding.
  
  If Ghanaians want continuity and stability, they might prefer sticking with one tradition long enough for policies to mature.
  
  But if the ruling party becomes complacent or corrupt, voters often swing to the opposition as a form of checks and balances.
  
  
  The deeper issue may not just be who governs (NDC or NPP), but whether Ghana can break the cycle by demanding:
  
  National development consensus (projects that no party destroys just because it’s “not theirs”).
  
  Accountability without vendetta (holding governments responsible, but not erasing progress).
  
  A long-term vision beyond 8-year cycles.
  
  So the real challenge is: Will Ghanaians continue the cycle of reversal, or demand collaboration across traditions for the sake of the nation’s future?

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• Faith 2 months ago

  Ghana’s Political Cycle: CPP/NDC vs. UP/NPP Tradition
  
  Era   CPP / Nkrumahist Line (later NDC)   UP / Danquah-Busia Line (later NPP)
  
  1957–1966   Kwame Nkrumah (CPP) – Independence, pan-Africanism ...
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  Ghana’s Political Cycle: CPP/NDC vs. UP/NPP Tradition
  
  Era   CPP / Nkrumahist Line (later NDC)   UP / Danquah-Busia Line (later NPP)
  
  1957–1966   Kwame Nkrumah (CPP) – Independence, pan-Africanism, socialism, state-led development. Overthrown in 1966 coup.    Danquah-Busia Tradition (UP) – Opposed Nkrumah’s one-party rule, championed liberal democracy and private enterprise. Supported by sections of military against Nkrumah.
  
  1966–1981   CPP remnants suppressed. Ghana under military regimes (NLC, NRC, SMC).  Busia (Prime Minister, 1969–1972, Progress Party, part of UP tradition) – short-lived government overthrown in 1972.
  
  1981–2000   Rawlings (PNDC → NDC) – initially military rule, later multi-party democracy. NDC inherits much of CPP’s populist/socialist policies. Rawlings hands over in 2000.      Opposition reorganizes as NPP – rooted in UP tradition.
  
  2001–2008   NDC in opposition.      John Kufuor (NPP) – economic liberalization, HIPC debt relief, infrastructure, but many NDC policies abandoned.
  
  2009–2016   John Atta Mills / John Mahama (NDC) – social interventions (e.g., free school feeding expansion, health insurance reforms), infrastructural projects. Opposition NPP criticizes corruption, builds momentum.
  
  2017–2024   NDC in opposition.      Nana Akufo-Addo (NPP) – flagship policy “Free SHS,” but cancels, reviews, or repackages several NDC projects. Critics accuse NPP of dismantling NDC legacies.
  
  2025 →     NDC returns to power (Mahama) – promising to “reset the system,” restore projects, and rebuild what NPP dismantled.     Question: Should Ghana cycle back to NPP after NDC finishes? Or break the cycle?
  
  
  The Pattern
  
  1. CPP/NDC builds → UP/NPP dismantles.
  
  
  2. UP/NPP builds differently → CPP/NDC dismantles or resets.
  
  
  3. Ghana struggles to sustain a 40–50 year uninterrupted development path like Malaysia, Singapore, or South Korea.
  
  
  
  
  ---The Big Decision for Ghana
  
  If Ghana hands over again to NPP after NDC’s reset: history suggests another cycle of dismantling.
  
  If Ghana keeps NDC (or one tradition long-term): possible continuity, but risks complacency and corruption without strong checks.
  
  If Ghana forces bipartisan consensus: major national projects (education, health, energy, infrastructure) could survive party changes.

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• prophet mohammed was a sick dog 2 months ago

  Say no to islam and convert to a real religion.
  Allah is satanic scum and qur'an is toilet paper............Search online for ways to move away from evil islam. You can join ex-muslim groups online and be safe....... ...
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  Say no to islam and convert to a real religion.
  Allah is satanic scum and qur'an is toilet paper............Search online for ways to move away from evil islam. You can join ex-muslim groups online and be safe...............you are not alone.

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• don`t care !!! © 2 months ago

  Well said, Mr. President Mahama! a current message 4 the moment, if not the future! We are ripe to stand on our two feet. Let's prove it, not as a rhetorical question, just as Ibrahim Traoré is doing in Burkina Faso, as well ...
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  Well said, Mr. President Mahama! a current message 4 the moment, if not the future! We are ripe to stand on our two feet. Let's prove it, not as a rhetorical question, just as Ibrahim Traoré is doing in Burkina Faso, as well as even in Afghanistan...turning a failed state into a state to be proud of, and history will reward you!

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• Holy Sinner 2 months ago

  THE BEST SPEECH SO FAR AFTER THAT OF OSAGYEFO DR KWAME NKRUMAH...Well done comrade.

  THE BEST SPEECH SO FAR AFTER THAT OF OSAGYEFO DR KWAME NKRUMAH...Well done comrade.

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• Efo Kofi 2 months ago

  KWAASHIAA SEM total nonsense

  KWAASHIAA SEM total nonsense

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• Concerned citizen 2 months ago

  I agreed with everything he said besides the reparations matter. No amount of money can pay for what our ancestors went through due to slavery. Let's focus on ourselves, and quit the UN if we have to. Has anyone ever noticed ...
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  I agreed with everything he said besides the reparations matter. No amount of money can pay for what our ancestors went through due to slavery. Let's focus on ourselves, and quit the UN if we have to. Has anyone ever noticed that all permanent security council members are former colonial masters maybe except one or 2.

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• Northern Boy 2 months ago

  Reparations are not meant to bring the dead back to life. They are not meant to build sky scrapers for us. When people are paid compensations for being wronged they don't fully what they lost. It only gives you and opportunit ...
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  Reparations are not meant to bring the dead back to life. They are not meant to build sky scrapers for us. When people are paid compensations for being wronged they don't fully what they lost. It only gives you and opportunity to leapfrog to a higher level of life where you can more easily achieve something significant in life which otherwise might have been impossible, at least in the short term. So Africa must go for it because our sweat and blood helped create that wealth without pay.

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• Northern Boy 2 months ago

  Kwame Nkrumah will thank you in his grace.

  Kwame Nkrumah will thank you in his grace.

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• MAHAMA 2 months ago

  KWAME NKURMAH SOUL WILL REST IN PERFECT PEACE NOW

  KWAME NKURMAH SOUL WILL REST IN PERFECT PEACE NOW

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• Ziggy LALA 2 months ago

  BRING BACK OFORI ATTA OR REMAIN THERE...

  BRING BACK OFORI ATTA OR REMAIN THERE...

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• Pouv: When! 2 months ago

  The UNdemocratic imposed institution on less fortunate nations ( those not permanent members of the security council) should wake up and walkout of this horrible setup!

  The UNdemocratic imposed institution on less fortunate nations ( those not permanent members of the security council) should wake up and walkout of this horrible setup!

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