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Nana Kwame Bediako Slams Politicians For Undermining Nkrumah's Legacy
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Nana Kwame Bediako Slams Politicians For Undermining Nkrumah's Legacy

by  Salifu Bagulube Moro 2 min read
  • Nana Kwame Bediako, aka Cheddar, has slammed President Akufo-Addo for 'attempting to undermine Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah's legacy'
  • Cheddar made this remark in response to the President's Founders' Day speech, where he rejected the idea that one person founded Ghana
  • This pronouncement by the president sparked reactions on social and mainstream media, with several Ghanaians expressing opposition

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Founder and leader of The New Force political movement, Nana Kwame Bediako, has denounced attempts by some Ghanaians to tarnish the legacy of Osaegyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah.

This comes after President Nana Akufo-Addo's recent pronouncements relative to the struggles for the independence of Ghana.

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Nana Kwame Bediako (Cheddar) slams President Nana Akufo-Addo over his Dr Kwame Nkrumah statement on Founders' Day. Photo credit: @iamfreedom/IG & Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo/Facebook
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In a televised national address on the occasion of the Founder's Day celebration, which is marked on August 4 every year, president Akufo-Addo rejected the notion that one person founded Ghana.

The president argued that the fight for independence some 67 years ago was a collective effort of many Ghanaians, which should not be attributed to a single individual, Dr Kwame Nkrumah.

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This statement generated a heated debate online, with some Ghanaians rebuking the president for what they consider a deliberate attempt to distort history.

Nkrumah's unrivalled legacy

Reacting to the President's assertion on X, Nana Kwame Bediako, popularly known as Cheddar, said Dr Nkrumah's unrivalled legacy haunted a section of the politicians in Ghana and reminds the citizenry of their ineptness and corrupt acts.

"Because his triumphant shadow hangs over them and reminds us of their ineptitude and corruption. Stop the disrespect. Let us all enjoy Founders’ Day!" he stated.

Cheddar, also known as Freedom Jacob Caesar, is a huge admirer of the life and legacy of Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first president.

Freedom Jacob Caesar, who considers himself the reincarnation of Dr Nkrumah, has declared his intentions to contest for the presidency in the forthcoming elections on December 7, 2024.

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CPP slams Akufo-Addo over Founders' Day speech

YEN.com.gh also reported that the Convention People's Party (CPP) had rejected President Akufo-Addo's claim that Dr Kwame Nkrumah was not the sole founder of Ghana.

The CPP said the attempt by the president and the New Patriotic Party to smear the legacy of Dr Kwame Nkrumah would not work and would be rejected by the citizens.

Proofread by Bruce Douglas, senior copy editor at YEN.com.gh

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Salifu Bagulube Moro (Human-Interest Editor) Salifu Bagulube Moro is a Human Interest Editor at YEN.com.gh. He has over five years of experience in journalism. He graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2018, where he obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Studies with a specialization in Journalism. Salifu previously worked with Opera News as a Content Management Systems (CMS) Editor. He also worked as an Online Reporter for the Ghanatalksbusiness.com news portal, as well as with the Graphic Communications Group Limited as a National Service Person. Salifu joined YEN.com.gh in 2024. Email: salifu.moro@yen.com.gh.

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