Constitution day is meaningless - Bernard Mornah

He said the 7th January holiday is not in tandem with Ghana's history.

In a statement released to the media, the group said: "Wish to state without a doubt the government's decision to set aside 7th January as Constitution day is without merit and at best meaningless, a distortion of history and pollution to the fertile minds of our youth.”

It added that: "Without retracing our historical journey as a nation, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah obtained Ghana’s Republican Status on the 1st of July 1960. This day effectively sealed the full independence and self-rule of Ghana. It also shattered colonial rule and made Ghana a truly Independent nation. Thus the REPUBLIC OF GHANA has been the same irrespective of whether civilian or military governments are in place.”

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) government under the leadership of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo had made 7th January a holiday in recognition of the commencement of the 4th Republican constitutional dispensation on January 7, 1993.

General Secretary of the PNC, Bernard Mornah ece-auto-gen

The Revisionist Resistance Movement also said, "The fact that constitutional governments have toppled cannot or has not in any way connote the abrogation of our Republic. Thus, the Republic of Ghana is static and unchangeable whereas a constitution of Ghana is dynamic and subject to change."

"It is, therefore, incongruous for the government to substitute the celebration of the Republic day with the celebration of the constitution. We condemn this act totally. It smacks of dishonesty, it is disingenuous, a disservice to the good people of Ghana and bastardizes our self worth as a people", it added.