Bawumia Urges Young Ghanaians To Uphold The Values And Principles Of Founding Fathers
- Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the Vice-President of Ghana, has urged Ghanaians to emulate the values and principles of the founding fathers
- The New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer was speaking at the 77th anniversary of the United Gold Coast Convention in Accra on Saturday
- Dr Bawumia said the UGCC had laid the political foundation upon which the country's independence struggle was fought and won
Vice-President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has entreated Ghanaians to maintain the values and principles that defined the country's independence struggle.
He said the resilience of Ghana's founding fathers and their unwavering dedication to the nation’s prosperity should be a guiding principle, particularly for the younger generation, to drive the country’s growth and development.
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He said this while delivering a speech during the 77th Anniversary celebration of the formation of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) in Accra on Saturday, August 3, 2024.
The UGCC, the first political party in the Gold Coast, was formed on August 4, 1947, in Saltpond in the Central Region, to demand self-government from the British colonial masters.
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According to Dr Bawumia, the struggle for self-government laid the foundation for the country’s eventual successful independence and its resistance against dictatorship.
According to him, the UGCC has been the cornerstone of political development in the nation’s history, spurring the birth of numerous political parties and creating acute political awareness among the citizenry.
Bawumia, per My Joy Online, said this transformational legacy led to the formation of the party's various antecedents, culminating in the creation of the New Patriotic Party.
He said the UGCC’s striving for democratic governance and economic prosperity has been the guiding principle of the New Patriotic Party.
The NPP flagbearer added that the presidencies of John Agyekum Kufuor and Nana Akufo-Addo have followed these principles by expanding the country’s market frontiers through policy and legislation and boosting the private sector as a means to improve Ghanaians’ living conditions.
He added that these were not pursued at the expense of society's poor, who have also been provided safety nets by NPP-led governments by introducing the Livelihood Empowerment Programme, school feeding programme, and free SHS programme, among others.
He also said a nod for the NPP in the upcoming December elections would expand such projects and more for Ghana's total well-being.
Akufo-Addo’s speech sparks outrage on social media
Meanwhile, President Akufo-Addo’s national address ahead of the 2024 Founders’ Day observation has ruffled the feathers of many Ghanaians.
In his address on August 3, 2024, the president stated that he firmly rejected the impression that a single individual founded Ghana.
He said the notion that Dr Kwame Nkrumah single-handedly fought for and won the country’s independence is at odds with the collective efforts his forebears and contemporaries had made towards the same goal.
Akufo-Addo stated that while the significance of Dr Nkrumah’s role remains unassailable, he cannot be credited as the sole architect of Ghana’s independence.
CPP slams Akufo-Addo
YEN.com.gh reported that the Convention People's Party (CPP) had rejected President Akufo-Addo's claim that Dr Kwame Nkrumah was not Ghana's sole founder.
According to the CPP, the Ghanaian president and the New Patriotic Party's alleged attempts to denigrate Dr. Kwame Nkrumah's legacy would not succeed.
The party further stated that Ghanaians would rather reject the NPP and its flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, in the upcoming December 7 polls.
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