CPP shows gratitude to
President Mills
Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh, Ghanadot
Accra, July 9, Ghanadot - The
Convention People's Party (CPP), the party which led Ghana
to independence in 1957 from British
colonial rule expressed
last Tuesdayits heartfelt gratitude to the President of Ghana,
Professor John Evans Atta Mills for inviting his colleagues,
the two former Heads of State,
to join Ghana in marking the centenary of Osagyefo Dr Kwame
Nkrumah.
Dr Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Ghana and a true
freedom fighter of Africa.
In statement issued and signed in Accra, the by General
Secretary of CPP, Mr Ivor Kobina Greenstreet said: "The
unanimous resolution that was passed to celebrate this event
and have it placed on the African Union's calendar of
special events would not have been achieved without his kind
intervention."
It added that the party hoped that the commitment would also
rapidly translate into a bill being laid before Parliament
for the institution of September 21 as a public holiday in
remembrance of the founder of Ghana.
"On the 21st of September 1909 the greatest Ghanaian and
African patriot was born. The year 2009 therefore marks the
centenary year," it said.
"Voted African Personality of the Millennium by the African
listeners of BBC, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah defeated other
giants like Marcus Garvey, Dr Martin Luther King Jnr. and
Nelson Mandela to win this prestigious accolade," the
statement added.
It noted that it was the chief pride of Dr Nkrumah was the
welfare of the people, saying: "We hope that it is by this
same standard that a better Ghana seeks to be judged."
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