NPP remembers J.B. Danquah

A remembrance service and wreath laying ceremony took place at Kibi at the weekend in memory of the late Dr Joseph Boakye Danquah, a founding member of the erstwhile United Party.

The service, which was officiated by the Kibi District Pastor of the Presbyterian Church, The Reverend Charles Asare Ababio, was attended by a large number of NPP dignitaries and members, including Vice President Aliu Mahama who laid a wreath on behalf of the government and the people of Ghana.

The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa and Attorney General, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo also laid a wreath on behalf of the NPP while Nana Yaw Danquah, eldest son of Dr Danquah laid one on behalf of the family and children.

Delivering the sermon, Rev. Asare said the late Dr Danquah, described as the doyen of Ghana politics, sacrificed his life for freedom and democracy to be entrenched in Ghana and urged Ghanaians to emulate his life.

Rev. Asare called on politicians to let truth be the guiding principle in their activities.

The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, said it is important for Ghanaians, Africans and all lovers of democracy to remember Dr Danquah for the truth and freedom he stood for.

He called on Ghanaians to defend their hard won freedom and said if Ghanaians had challenged dictatorship, politicians such as the late Obetsebi- Lamptey and Dr Danquah, would not have died in unlawful detention.

Dr Danquah, born in 1895, was in the forefront of the independence struggle but was imprisoned by the Convention People's Party government dying in 1965 at the Nsawam Medium Security Prisons at the age of 70.

Among the dignitaries present at the ceremony were the National Security Adviser, Major- General Joshua Hamidu (RTD), the first Vice Chairperson of the NPP, Madam Amma Busia, Members of Parliament and other top NPP functionaries.