General News of Thursday, 6 August 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comIt's misleading to tell children an individual gained independence for Ghana - Mike Oquayeplay videoSpeaker of Parliament, Professor Mike OquayeThe common practice of ascribing the political struggles that preceded the historic attainment of Ghana’s independence to one man is misleading and unreflective of the actual historical records, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye has said. The making of Kwame Nkrumah the face of Ghana’s independence, according to him, downplays the individual roles these men played. We’re doing ourselves a lot of disservice and we’re not teaching our children anything.”He believes a number of founding fathers had done work before the attainment of independence. It was for this reason that September 21, his day of birth was set aside by erstwhile governments to commemorate him. But the Akufo-Addo-led government, upon assumption of office in 2017, moved the holiday to August 4 in order to recognise the efforts of not only Dr. Nkrumah but all whose individual roles led Ghana to independence.

Source: GhanaWeb August 06, 2020 16:18 UTC