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Vice president
inaugurates 18-member committee to plan Nkrumah’s 100th birthday
anniversary
Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh, Ghanadot
Accra, June 2, Ghanadot - The Vice
President of Ghana, Mr. John Dramani Mahama, has inaugurated an
18-member committee, to plan the 100th birthday of Osagyefo Dr
Kwame Nkrumah, the First President of Ghana.
Other members of the committee drawn from academia and adherents
of the political philosophy that Dr Nkrumah championed include
Mr Bernard Mornah as Secretary, Mr Asuom Ahensan, Mr Kwesi
Pratt, Mr Ladi Nylander and Prof Badu Akosa.
The Committee is being chaired by a Former Vice-Chancellor of
the University of Ghana, Professor Akilagkpa Sawyerr.
Others are Prof Nii Noi Dowuona, Dr Mohammed Ben Abdallah, Dr
Alhassan Iddrisu, Dr Sekou Nkrumah (Son of Dr. Nkrumah), Dr Esi
Sutherland Addy and Rev Dr Chris Hesse.
The rest are Dr Don Arthur, Dr Yao Graham, Mr J.H. Cobbinah, Mr
Nat Mainoo, Madam Araba Bentsi Enchill and Mrs Bernice Deh-Kumah.
The Vice President tasked the committee members to prepare a
budget, plan and provide details of activities as well as
duration for the celebration.
The committee has one month to furnish government with the
details of the programme which is set to end on 21st September,
the birthday of Dr. Nkrumah.
Mr. Mahama asked the committee to do a thorough work since a
number of heads of state across Africa and other international
figures who share Dr Nkrumah’s doctrine of Pan-Africanism have
expressed interest to participate in the grand centenary event
slated for September 21.
He charged the committee members to be transparent in handling
of the event by ensuring that “no clouds would be found hanging
over its head”.
Mr. Mahama traced the yeoman’s role of Dr Nkrumah played in the
evolution of Ghana as a State and pre-eminence in Africa and
geo-political studies.
Additionally, he paid glowing tribute to late first President of
Ghana for his committed leadership and urged the current
generation to emulate his examples.
He explained that these sterling qualities informed the decision
of President John Evans Atta Mills, to immortalize his name with
a public holiday.
He urged the committee to work towards creating a depository of
artefacts and literature connected to the late head of state, to
serve as inspiration for succeeding generations.
The chairman of the committee, Professor Sawyerr, thanked
President Mills for the confidence reposed in them and promised
to work towards reviving the ideas that made Dr Nkrumah a
significant politician beyond Africa.
Ghanadot
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