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How the debate began<\/strong><\/p>\n President Nana Addo\u2019s speech delivered at Ghana\u2019s 60th independence anniversary parade came under attack over what some said was a skewed account of Ghana\u2019s history to suit his father, Edward Akufo Addo and uncle, J.B Danquah who played vital roles in Ghana\u2019s journey towards independence.<\/p>\n Though some have argued that the President did not seek to downplay Nkrumah\u2019s vital role that led to Ghana\u2019s independence, others believe Nana Addo attempted changing Ghana\u2019s history in favour of his father and uncle.<\/p>\n The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye, is one of such persons, who described as palpable falsehood, claims that Dr. Kwame Nkrumah founded independent Ghana.<\/p>\n The Political Science Professor argued that, the independence struggle was not championed by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah alone, and so the glory of independence could therefore not be attributed to him.<\/p>\n But the Convention People\u2019s Party (CPP) insisted the President deliberately skewed Ghana\u2019s history to put his uncle, and father in good light.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Delali Adogla-Bessa\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Former President, John Mahama, has waded into the long-standing debate over the founders of Ghana, affirming that Kwame Nkrumah is to Ghana what Jesus Christ is to Christianity. Responding to a question during the first book reading session of his autobiography; ‘My first Coup D’etat’ at the University of Ghana on Tuesday, Mr. Mahama said […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[58,10,11],"tags":[5634,3,464,156,4392],"yoast_head":"\n