Two of the children of the First President of Ghana, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, have sent a stern warning to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo.

The two, Dr. Sekou Nkrumah and his sister, Samia Yaba Nkrumah, have expressed displeasure at the 'deliberate' attempt by the President to subdue the role of their father in the struggle to attain Independence.

Nana Akufo Addo renewed the debate over whether Ghana should have founding fathers or a founding father while delivering his speech Monday to mark Ghana’s 60 independence anniversary.

According to him, the struggle for independence was started by members of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC).

He listed Joseph Boakye Danquah, Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey, William Ofori-Atta, Ebenezer Ako-Adjei and Edward Akufo-Addo as the pioneers of the independence fight.

He added that it was when the UGCC leaders decided they needed a full-time general secretary that they brought in a younger nationalist in Mr Nkrumah.

This submission has however sparked rage among Nkrumahist who believe the President is trying to rewrite history in order to highlight the contribution of the Danquah-Busia tradition in the struggle for Independence as against the widely accepted view of Nkrumah being the main catalyst.

The last son of Nkrumah, Dr. Sekou Nkrumah, in a short letter to the President pleaded with him to leave the celebration of the founders' day to Nrumah alone.

His older sister, Samia Nkrumah, who also added her voice to the growing controversy stated that though the contribution of others to the struggle of Independence must be acknowledged, Nkrumah's contribution must be given more prominence.

She said, " Kwame Nkrumah had a particular pan-African vision for our independence, so, he was bound to be the catalyst. So, yes, thousands were instrumental, but he was the catalyst and let’s give him his due.”

The issue has continued to spark debate among Ghanaians.

Source: GhanaGuaradian.com