27th death anniversary of Ghana?s first President observed

Accra(Greater Accra) 27 April ?99

Mrs Faustina Nelson, National Vice-Chairperson of the National Democratic Congress (NDC)on Tuesday laid a wreath at the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum in Accra to mark the 27th anniversary of the death of Dr Kwame Nkrumah.

With her to lay the wreath were Alhaji Huudu Yahyaa, General Secretary of the party, Professor Kofi Awoonor, National Vice-Chairman of NDC, Mr Dan Markin, Chairman of the Democratic People's Party (DPP), Nii Agyei Boye Sekan, Presidential Aide and members of Progressive Voluntary Organisations .

Alhaji Yahaya said NDC would be re-launched to ensure its efficiency in the next millennium adding that the party would continue the work from where Nkrumah left off.

He recalled the saying: "Nkrumah never dies" and said this was coined at the time because his ideas were scientific.

Other dignitaries present at the wreath laying ceremony included Nana Addo Dankwa, Akwapim Omanhene, Mr Yaw Akrasi Sarpong, NDC national Organiser and Mr Charles Heyman, Former Ambassador to Algeria.

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