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Akufo-Addo pays glowing tribute to J.B Danquah
The President addressed a small crowd of family and friends of the late Ghanaian anti-colonial activist and nationalist fondly described as the "Doyen of Ghanaian politics" after a wrath laying ceremony on Sarurday.
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The President addressed a small crowd of family and friends of the late Ghanaian anti-colonial activist and nationalist fondly described as the "Doyen of Ghanaian politics" after a wreath laying ceremony on Sarurday.
“We can never thank you enough for your sacrifice. We will continue to make sure that those principles guide us in providing strength for what we do. Your life was about service in the nation you christened. It is as a result of your service that we are called Ghana today. We will never ever forget you," Mr Akufo-Addo said of his uncle.
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He added: “He never held office, and yet the work you have done has gone beyond the work of those who have held offices. They called you the light of the founders and you are indeed the light of our nation. So we came here today to let you know how much we value your work and your life.
“The Ghanaian people have embraced your teachings and opted to live in the conditions of freedom. The freedom that you gave your life for. To live under the rule of law, to live under constitutional government and project what you believed was noble in the Ghanaian character."
--Appreciation of principles--
Mr Akufo-Addo also expressed appreciation of J.B Danquah's sacrifices for Ghana and the principles he stood for.
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“We are grateful for your life, we appreciate everything that you did and we will continue to do our best to honour you and to live by the principles that you lived and gave your life for.
"God continue to bless you and continue to give you peaceful rest and in the day of resurrection, we shall all meet again in the presence of the Almighty. God bless and thank you,” he said.
--Big six member--
J.B Danquah is a member of the so called Big six who are credited with leading Ghana to independence from British colonial rule.
He would latter have a bitter relationship with Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first president after colonial rule, as his fierce critic.
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This landed him in jail where ill treatment and poor sanitation in the prison led to his death.
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