Africa-Press – Ghana. The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has expressed gratitude to President John Dramani Mahama and the Government for the reinstatement of Republic Day, July 1 and Founder’s Day, September 21, as national holidays.
The CPP in a statement behalf of Nkrumahists worldwide copied to the Ghana News Agency said Thursday, June 26, 2025, expressed its sincere thanks to the President Mahama, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Government, and Members of the Ninth Parliament for the enactment that restored the holidays.
The statement comes exactly a fortnight after the 76th anniversary of the formation of the CPP at Saltpond by Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah.
The statement noted that the Party had been given another reason to celebrate, because of the reinstatement of 1st July as Republic Day, and 21st September as Founder’s Day in honour of Dr Nkrumah.
It said the events of 1st July 1960, when Ghana transitioned from a parliamentary system with a Governor-General to a republic with the Founder of the Convention People’s Party, and Ghana, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah as its first president, was indeed worthy as a day of rest, celebration, and sober reflection, and the same goes for 21st September 1909, the date on which Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah was born.
It said the CPP was immensely grateful for the restoration of these dates to the importance they deserve.
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