Dr Kwame Nkrumah

Today, Saturday, September 21, is Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day courtesy the instrumentality of President Akufo-Addo through the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republican dispensation of Ghana. Happy Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day! This is the first time any Ghanaian has been such highly honoured.

While this may be the first time such a unique recognition is being accorded any Ghanaian leader in history, it is NOT the greatest eulogy of Kwame Nkrumah for his seminal contributions to the founding and building of Ghana under the reign of President Akufo-Addo.

The greatest tribute that eulogises a person is not done with lip service but with demonstrable and impacting deeds. The best eulogy lies in a deliberate and diligent mimicking of the celebrated hero.

Thus, President Akufo-Addo like his ideological predecessor, introduced the ubiquitous Free Senior High School (FSHS) to practically push students to stay in the classroom till they are 17 or 18 years and make second cycle school a part of basic education in Ghana.

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