The MP for Tongu North Constituency Honorable Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa expressed his dissatisfaction about President Akufo Founders Day speech. Ablakwa made a remarkable statement that, Ghana’s history is under attack, and it’s coming from the highest office in the land.
He pointed out that President Akufo-Addo’s recent attempts to rewrite history and impose a false narrative on the nation are detrimental to Ghana’s progress.
“It is totally detrimental to our national progress for politicians to seek to rewrite history and to engage in historical revisionism, particularly when it is led by the president of the Republic.”
Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa MP for North Tongu Constituency
Ablakwa argued that the president’s actions are a continuation of a “transgenerational hate” for Ghana’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah. He emphasized that Nkrumah was a champion of the black movement, and his legacy extends far beyond Ghana’s borders.
“Nkrumah emerged not only as the fighter for independence in Ghana, but for the total liberation of the black movement. That is why you have all of these great Africans in the diaspora, like Martin Luther King, W. E. B. Du Bois, aligning with him, forming a partnership for the liberation of black people everywhere.”
Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa MP for North Tongu Constituency
Kwame Nkrumah and the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC)
Hon. Ablakwa further argued that president’s Akufo Addo attempt to impose the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) as the founding party of Ghana is a fallacy. He reveals that the UGCC was elitist and morally bound, and they needed Nkrumah to galvanized the base and put together a message that would resonate with the people. “The reason for the invitation is that they themselves recognize that they were not getting acceptance,”
Hon. Ablakwa maintained that the people in the UGCC at the time had become a very elitist, morally bound organization. And they needed an icon who will galvanize the base and put together a message that will resonate to the people.”
Ablakwa further highlighted the electoral massacre of the UGCC in the 1951 elections, where Nkrumah’s breakaway party, the Convention People’s Party (CPP), won 95% of the votes.
“If we talk about electoral massacre, that is what happened to the UGCC. So why is President Akufo-Addo trying to force us to celebrate the day UGCC was formed, a party rejected so resoundingly?”
Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa MP for North Tongu Constituency
Meanwhile, Hon. Ablakwa pointed out that the debate over Ghana’s history is not just about the past; it’s about the present and future of the nation. He maintained that the president’s actions are a distraction from the real issues facing the country, such as the ambulance scandal and the lack of hospital equipment. “We will take our $34,900,000 back,”. Ablakwa added. “If the president thinks that we are all going to forget and follow him on this needless agenda.”
Hon. Ablakwa analysis underscored on the dangers of historical revisionism and the importance of protecting Ghana’s true history. This he stated, “If we don’t, he would get away with historical revisionism.”
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