A research fellow at CDD-Ghana Kwame Sarpong Asiedu, has stated that the Ghana we know today is the result of Kwame Nkrumah's vision.
According to Asiedu, Nkrumah played a pivotal role in shaping Ghana and was crucial in establishing the country as a republic.
Mr Asiedu acknowledged that while several others contributed to Ghana's liberation from colonial rule, it was Nkrumah’s ideas and leadership that fundamentally shaped the modern nation. “While many contributed to our fight against colonialism, it was Kwame Nkrumah's vision that defined the Ghana we see today. His contributions were crucial in forming the country as it is now,” Asiedu said.
This statement follows President Akufo-Addo’s recent remarks rejecting the idea that Ghana was founded solely by Nkrumah. President Akufo-Addo emphasized the collective effort of many leaders in Ghana’s liberation.
Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Monday, August 5, Mr Asiedu explained that, “The entity Ghana if you tell me that people contributed to our liberation from colonialism I agree, and their effort should not be discouraged. What I’m saying is that their contribution was towards our liberation, but to the formation of the country Ghana as we see it today, it was Kwame Nkrumah's thinking and we cannot take that away from him, because it is clearly stated.”
He noted that by 1951, there were differing opinions on whether to pursue immediate or gradual independence for the Gold Coast.
He questioned why the very people who wrote a letter to the British not to grant independence as was being sought by Kwame Nkrumah and wanted what has come to be known as Ghana today to be dismembered into different nations, are suddenly claiming to be founders.
Asiedu emphasized the importance of maintaining historical accuracy. “We should not allow anyone to rewrite history. The evidence is clear and well-documented.”
He also highlighted that from Ghana's independence on March 6, 1957, to the establishment of the First Republic on July 1, 1960, Nkrumah’s role was undisputed. It was only after the government changed hands in 2017 that attempts to alter historical narratives emerged.
“In my view, returning to the established historical record is the best course of action. The evidence is clear: Ghana as we know it today is the result of Nkrumah’s vision. Without it, the identity of the nation could have been very different,” Asiedu concluded.
Read also : Nkrumah still deserves full recognition despite the roles others played – Prof Agyeman-Duah
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