According to him, one of such persons is Dr. George Alfred Grant, popularly referred to as Paa Grant, who hailed from Axim in the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region.

Dr. Paa Grant is said to have been the main financier of the then United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC), one of the political parties who started the fight for independence.

On his three days tour of the Western Region, President Akufo-Addo visited the final resting place of Mr. Grant in Axim and laid wreath on his tomb.

Mr. Grant was born on 15th August 1876 and died on 30th October 1956, a year before Ghana attained her independence.

Before his death, he is said to have been the person who paid for the travelling expenses of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah from the United States to Ghana to serve in the UGCC before forming the CPP.

Speaking at a durbar of Chiefs and people of Axim on Tuesday, Nana Addo said his administration will do everything for Mr. Grant to have his place in the history of Ghana.

“He is the eldest among our political forefathers. He brought them together at that meeting at Saltpond [in the Central Region] that brought independence to Ghana and the rest of the African continent. He is such a great man in the history of Ghana. Knowing his contributions personally, I have to lead the way to have him have his place in our history for the rest of us all in the country to see his contributions.”

Akufo-Addo was pleased to meet great grandsons and daughters of Dr. Alfred Grant at Axim.

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According to him, he has scheduled a meeting with the Council of State on the matter on August 15, 2017.

Akufo-Addo said this on Monday at Bibiani when he met the chiefs and people of the Bibiani Anwhiaso-Bekwai district in Western Region on day one of his three-day tour of the region.

The President said that a referendum will be held after all the internal and constitutional processes is completed.

“After the Council of State has written to the presidency on their positive recommendations, a commission of inquiry will come around to seek the views of the people in the region. I will then write to the Electoral Commission to begin the processes for a referendum when your views support the creation. Already, signals I have picked from the Council of state indicate a positive support for the go ahead. A meeting is scheduled to happen on the 15th August, for deliberations on the proposal. We are at the advance stages,” President Akufo-Addo said.

He also responded to the request from the paramount chief for the Sefwi Anhwiaso Traditional Area, who is also the president of the Western Regional House of Chiefs, Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II that the Bibiani Anwhiaso Bekwai should be upgraded to a municipality.

“The Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima in either September or October announced the start of the processes to uplift the status of the district to a municipality. I am really working on the work you entrusted me with,” he added.

President Akufo-Addo, during the election season promised to divide the region into Western North and South.

He also promised to do same for other regions including the Volta Region.

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