Ghana became a Republic on July 1, 1960, and the day was acclaimed anniversary year until the birth of the Akufo-Addo administration, which fabricated it commemorative
Instead, the Akufo-Addo government replaced it with August 4, which is a approved anniversary to bless the founders of Ghana
Speaking on day two of his bout in the Upper East Region, Mr Mahama criticised Admiral Akufo-Addo's accommodation to change the anniversary from July 1 to August 4
According to the flagbearer, the accepted administering is aggravating to "rewrite history" by replacing Republic Day with Founders' Day, a move he acerb opposes
"Apart from antibacterial the economy, one of the things this government wants to do is to carbon our history, and we shall not acquiesce them to carbon our history because the admiral said he does not acquire that one being can be the architect of our nation." "Nobody can appear and carbon our history. Indeed, for those of you who don't apperceive it, back the Queen assuredly agreed to accord Ghana independence, the UGCC that Nana Akufo-Addo is angry to be recognised as founders of Ghana wrote a petition. They beatific bodies to England to acquaint the queen not to admission ability because we are not accessible yet." This animadversion comes afterwards Admiral Akufo-Addo on August 3 reignited a agitation by advertence in a civic transmission that he rejects the angle that Ghana was founded by a distinct individual
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"July 1 is our Republic Day and we additionally fabricated it our arch citizens day. They accept appear to booty the anniversary from July 1 to August 4 which is the day the UGCC was founded." "When we appear to office, we will adjust those things. July 1 will be a anniversary again," he said
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