Fight for Africa's Economic Independence - CPP

The Convention People's Party (CPP) on Ghana's 46th Independence anniversary celebration urged African Leaders to fight for the continent's economic independence.

"The founding fathers had gone through struggle, torture, detention, imprisonment and other molestation fought for the political independence and liberation of the continent, which we are proud every year to celebrate," Mr Johnny Hanson a leading member of the CPP stated at a ceremony organised by the party to mark the independence anniversary.

Mr Hanson urged African Leaders to uphold the dignity, boldness and courage of our forefathers and fight for economic emancipation of the continent and stop the over-dependence on developing partners.

He asked "what makes the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and other Multilateral organisations Africa's developing partners? ''these were organisations which exploited the continent and continue to misuse and cheat Africa, how can they genuinely help us to develop''.

Other speakers called for a ''state-lead economic policy, as a private-lead economy would fail''.

The speakers noted that bad policies had crippled the private sector and cannot be depended upon.

In a welcoming addressing, Dr Adulf Lutterot, Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the party, paid tribute to the memory of the legends that fought for independence.

He also identified bad governance, bureaucratic tendencies, insensitivity of governments, over dependence on foreign donors, poor remunerations of workers and mismanagement as the bane of under development after 46 years of attaining independence.

As part of the celebration an exhibition of Books and works of Dr Kwame Nkrumah and other Pan-Africanists was mounted at the Mausoleum.

The books included The Philosophy and Opinion of Marcus Garvey - Africa for the African, Nkrumah and the Chiefs, Politics in Ghana from Nkrumah to Rawlings and Ghana the dream of the 21st Century- Politics of J. B. Danquah/Busia and Kufuor tradition.