Ghana’s founding president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, was honored on Thursday at the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and Mausoleum in Accra by Accra Mayor Hon. Michael Kpakpo Allotey, who hosted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Ghana’s Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, and other high-ranking government officials joined Prime Minister Modi on his two-day official visit to Ghana at President John Dramani Mahama’s request.
The visit was hailed by Mayor Allotey, who welcomed the Indian Prime Minister, as historic and a profound gesture of respect for Ghana’s struggle for independence, a reaffirmation of the two countries’ enduring friendship, and a testament to the shared values of freedom, solidarity, and development that both embrace.
Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, he said, continues to be a potent representation of the nation’s quest for independence.
The Prime Minister then walked to the bronze statue of Dr. Nkrumah, which is located where he famously stood to proclaim Ghana’s independence from British colonial rule on March 6, 1957. He then went to the catafalque in the middle of the park, where Dr. Nkrumah’s and his wife, Madam Fathia Nkrumah’s, remains are interred. Finally, he laid a wreath in the late President’s honor and observed a minute’s silence as a sign of respect.
The Indian leader spoke to Ghana’s Parliament, signed a number of bilateral agreements, and had bilateral discussions with President Mahama in Jubilee House before heading to Trinidad & Tobago for the next stop on his visit.
Honorable Abla Dzifa Gomashie, Ghana’s Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Creative Arts; Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs; Prof. Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang, the Vice President of Ghana’s Chief of Staff; Alex Percival Segbefia; Hon. Alfred Ato Allotey Gaisie, the Municipal Chief Executive for Korle Klottey (MCE); representatives from India; and members of the security agencies were among those in attendance.
Source: newsthemegh.com