President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo honored Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, September 21, the day before Dr Nkrumah’s 113th birthday.
Mr. Akufo-Addo stated that it is important to remember the driving force behind Dr Kwame Nkrumah’s political career, which was to contribute to the birth of a united Africa, on this day.
“I am contributing to this debate on a date that has special significance for us in Ghana,” he said in his address. On September 21, we commemorate the birth of our first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah.
“He would have been 113 years old today, and it is worth remembering the driving force of his political career, which was to contribute to the birth of a united Africa, i.e., a United States of Africa, on this day.”
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“We recognize today, more than ever before, the importance of Africa’s strength in unity, and we are working to dispel the stereotype of a helpless, hapless continent.”
There is a renewed commitment to inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and economic integration, and the magnitude of the challenges we face today is only matched, as never before, by the magnitude of the opportunity.
“We, the current African leaders, must be determined not to waste the crisis that we face.”
In addition, 2022 is designated as Africa’s Year of Action on Food and Nutrition Development Goals. We see the current geopolitical crisis as an opportunity to reduce our reliance on food imports from outside the continent and make better use of our 60% global share of arable land to increase food production.
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