Ghana turns 68 on March 6, 2023, and as Ghanaians celebrate Independence Day, it is important to understand why Ghana's first president, Osagyefo Dr.
Kwame Nkrumah, chose the Polo Ground for the declaration of independence.
The old Polo Ground, where the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and Mausoleum currently stands, was once a place reserved exclusively for the British to play, relax, and socialize with their peers.
Disclosing this on 's People and Places programme, hosted by , the Director of the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, Edward Quao, explained that Nkrumah deliberately chose the same place for the declaration of independence.
