Ghana marks 106th birthday of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah

Ghana will today, September 21, mark the 106th birthday of Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.

In 2010, the late President John Evans Atta Mills instituted the Founders Day to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.

The day will be marked with lectures, symposiums and other programmes to highlight his achievements and vision.

The Convention People’s Party (CPP) which was founded by Nkrumah will celebrate the 106th birthday of their founder who was born on September 21, 1909.

Since the Founders Day falls on Monday, the day has been declared a national holiday in Ghana.

The CPP last year said it is not enough to set a day aside as a holiday to celebrate Ghana's first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.

The party called for the day to be linked to an activity such as a cleanup exercise to make it more productive.