As the country celebrates the birthday of its first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, many people both young and old have taken to social media to celebrate him with the #KwameNkrumahMemorialDay.

Today’s statutory public holiday followed the passage of the Public Holiday Amendment Bill into law in March 2019.

After leading the CPP to victory to form a government, he became the leader of government business in 1951. The move, eventually led Ghana, formally the Gold Coast to independence from British rule in 1957.

As the leader of the country, Dr Nkrumah led massive socio-economic development that resulted in a number of infrastructural projects, including the construction of the Akosombo Dam, the Tema Motorway, among other projects.

Below are some tweets:

It is clear that we must find an African solution to our problems, and that this can only be found in African unity. Divided we are weak; united, Africa could become one of the greatest forces for good in the world..👌🏾
-Kwame Nkrumah#KwameNkrumahMemorialDay

— David K. Beloved🇬🇭 (@weScare_Gh) September 21, 2021

Selfless and not flawless.
Visionary, head strong and fallible.
He loved Ghana and Africa above self.
May we never forget how his leadership placed Ghana and Africa on a special pedestal worldwide.
Truly Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah never dies!! #KwameNkrumahMemorialDay pic.twitter.com/ML99SlUVbs

— Francis Ronnie Abban (@francis_abban) September 21, 2021

Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and Mohammed Ali #KwameNkrumahMemorialDay pic.twitter.com/yGA4zeiryv

— Gate watcher 🕯(Crowd following= mistakes) (@DarlingKof1) September 21, 2021

🇬🇭 We join our Ghanaian community in celebrating a happy #KwameNkrumahMemorialDay 💛 pic.twitter.com/nOFhfT17hO

— Ligue1 English (@Ligue1_ENG) September 21, 2021

Kwame Nkrumah loved Guinea as if it was his home land. He would have been very devastated by the democracy capture by the Alpha Conde and even more devastated with the following coup. #KwameNkrumahMemorialDay
#NkrumahNeverDies pic.twitter.com/gRYbm3J2Yg

— Torsu 2.0 (@alfred_torsu) September 21, 2021

“The forces that unite us are intrinsic and greater than the superimposed influences that keep us apart.” -Dr Kwame Nkrumah #NkrumahNeverDies #KwameNkrumahMemorialDay pic.twitter.com/11wIj6DbUV

— #EndSARS #EndSWAT (@AbayetaAbugre) September 21, 2021

Toughest thing in this world is when others can see the positivity in your vision...especially those you wanna help. May God continue to bless your name tho you’re gone. #KwameNkrumahMemorialDay pic.twitter.com/Tb4TTRUbma

— Kudz (@ghettogod9) September 21, 2021

The greatest. 💙💙💙#KwameNkrumahMemorialDay pic.twitter.com/YkOFWRqD1U

— 1King 👑 (@niislimgh) September 21, 2021

Sacrificed a lot for his country & Africa but we idolize Mandela in Ghana due to a deliberately negative indoctrination against his enormous developmental legacy he did for us a nation because a group want to make their political tradition seem the best #KwameNkrumahMemorialDay pic.twitter.com/4rg7teD3l7

— DOMINIC SENAYAH (@DominicSenayah) September 21, 2021

#KwameNkrumahMemorialDay You will never be forgotten. Savior of Africa. Happy Birthday Sir. pic.twitter.com/bKHT0qMks9

— Mr Sensible 🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭 (@HassansenseGH) September 21, 2021