Professor Stephen Adei, the renowned administrator and educationist has joined the debate on who founded Ghana, saying that there is no reason to celebrate Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, the first Prime Minister of the country, as the founder of Ghana.
According to him, Dr Kwame Nkrumah broke out of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC), the first political movement to be formed in the country to fight the colonial powers because he wanted to become a Prime Minister.
He explained that if Kwame Nkrumah had been with the UGCC to fight for the country's independence, there was no way he [Nkrumah] could have become a Prime Minister, hence breaking away from the united front to form his own political party, the Conventions People's Party (CPP).
Speaking at the official opening of a photo exhibition by the Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) at the La Palm Royal Hotel in Accra, dubbed 60years through the lens of Graphic, Prof Adei said there is no need to celebrate him [Nkrumah] as the founder of Ghana since others started the fight before he joined.
He said one of the founders of UGCC, Paa Grant, paid for the travelling expenses of Kwame Nkrumah to come from abroad to the country to become the secretary of UGCC.
He said since there was already a political movement with the aim of emancipating the country from the shackles of colonial powers, Kwame Nkrumah cannot be solely celebrated as the founder of Ghana.
Background
There is an ongoing debate in Ghana as to who or whom to celebrate as the founder or founders of Ghana.
While some think only Kwame Nkrumah needed to be celebrated as the founder of the country, others are of the view that many people contributed to the country's independence struggle, hence the need to celebrate all actors that contributed to the country's political liberty from colonial masters.
Source: Daily Graphic
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Yes, the founders of Ghana are many yet unsung. Ghana was not founded by one man so let's celebrate ALL OF THEM & what's wrong with celebrating all as founders? Tnx Prof. You're damn right.
GHANA was not "FOUNDED". Ghana was "CREATED". The nations of the former WESTERN TOGOLAND and the nation of the GOLD COAST were brought together to CREATE Ghana. The better question for debate is: Who is keeping GHANA together?
Another d0g Professor
NO ONE IS DISPUTING THE FACT THAT DR NKRUMAH WAS A GREAT AND VISIONALLY LEADER GHANA AND AFRICA HAVE EVER PRODUCED. IN FACT HE WAS AND STILL MY HERO. BUT THE FACT AMUST NOT BE TWISTED THAT HE SOLELY FOUNDED GHANA. NO SINGLE PERSON EVER FOUND A COUNTRY. IT TAKES THE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS AND IDEAS TO ACHIEF THIS----BUT THERE IS ALWAYS A LEADER. JUST AS IN ESTABLISHING A CHURCH-ONE PERSON WILL COME UP WITH THE IDEA AND WITH THE HELP AND ADVISE OF "ELDERS" ( WHO LATER BECOME "CO-FOUNDERS" ), THE CHURCH IS ESTABLISHED. DR NKRUMAH FALLS IN THIS CATEGORY OF "FOUNDERS"---AND THE OTHER"BIG 5" ARE CO-FOUNDERS....HENCE THE "BIG 6"....AND YES, DR NKRUMAH IS STILL THE GREATEST PRESIDENT EVER, GHANA AND AFRICA!!!
Black men are condemned to always criticize their own. The greatness of Nkrumah can still be seen today, such that in 2009, whilst I was in prison in Denver, in the U.S. State of Colorado, I found a book about Nkrumah. The author of the book is an American. He extolled the virtues and intelligence of Nkrumah throughout the book. I come home to Ghana and all I hear is that Nkrumah was just an ordinary man. I submit respectfully that Nkrumah was the greatest black man that ever lived. Period!
FIGHTING FOR INDEPENDENCE DOES NOT MAKE ONE A FOUNDER,BEING THE FIRST PRESIDENT DOES NOT ALSO MAKE ONE A FOUNDER.GHANA IS TOO GREAT AND BIG FOR NKRUMAH TO BE CALLED IT'S FOUNDER.THEONLY NATION THAT BROUGHT THE SOUTH,ASHANTI AND THE NORTH TOGETHER TO FORM GHANA WAS THE BRITISH.THERE WAS NO WAY GHANA WOULD HAVE BECOME WHAT IT IS WITHOUT THE BRITISH.OUR FOREFATHERS IN 1844 STARTED THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE.
IN THE CHRISTIANDOM, THERE WERE JOHN THE BAPTIST, MATHEW, DAVID MATHEW. LET PROFESSOR DISPUTE THE POPULAR ACCEPTED BELIEF THAT JESUS WAS NOT FOUNDER OF CHRISTIANITY. SINCE THERE WERE OTHER PROPHET AHEAD OF HIM. I THOUGHT THE PROFESSOR AND MEN AROUND HIM,HIS BABIES WITH SHARP BRAINS WILL PREOCCUPY THEMSELVES WITH COUNTING THE NUMBER OF FACTORIES NPP HAS BUILT AND NUMBER JOBS CREATED. MAKING EMPTY NOISE TO CATCH ATTENTION FOR POST. NKRUMAH IS INTERNATIONAL ICONIC FIGURE. GO AND ASK IN TOGO OR NIGERIA WHO IS JB, DANQUAH. SKIN PAIN. THEIR FATHERS DID NOT DO WELL IN TERMS FREEDOM FIGHTING AND SONS ARE SO DESPERATE FOR THEIR DAD TO GET RECOGNITION. TWIIIIIAAAAAKAAAAA
What is wrong with intellectual discourse? No need to insult people because they are sharing their thoughts.
masere saaa JBust...hahahaha eny3 gyimi na omo agyimi, nstead of governing they are putting effort in ***barred word*** stuff. You can teach your children that. As for me and my household we know Nkrumah founded ghana
I just scrolled up again to see the face of the prof. He needs a barber