Mahama will reinstate Republic Day in honour of Dr. Nkrumah – Dr. Apaak

The Member of Parliament of Builsa South, Dr. Clement Apaak has said the flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama will reinstate Republic Day under an NDC administration.

According to him, the move by the former President is to honor Ghana’s first President Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.

“July 1st will be a public holiday under JDM/NDC. JDM will reinstate Republic Day in honor of the ONE and ONLY founder of Ghana, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.

“We vehemently reject any attempt to rewrite the history of Ghana,” Dr. Apaak stated in a tweet.

However, the former President has assured that he will bring the 1^st July holiday when elected as President.

Speaking on day two of his tour in the Upper East Region, Mr. Mahama criticized President Akufo-Addo’s decision to change the holiday from July 1 to August 4.

According to the flagbearer, the current administration is trying to “rewrite history” by replacing Republic Day with Founders’ Day, a move he strongly opposes.

“Apart from destroying the economy, one of the things this government wants to do is to rewrite our history, and we shall not allow them to rewrite our history because the president said he does not accept that one person can be the founder of our nation.”

“Nobody can come and rewrite our history. Indeed, for those of you who don’t know it, when the Queen finally agreed to give Ghana independence, the UGCC Nana Akufo-Addo is fighting to be recognized as founders of Ghana wrote a petition. They sent people to England to tell the queen not to grant independence because we are not ready yet.”

Source: Today.com.gh