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| Professor Akilagpa Sawyerr |
By
Ekow Mensah
A
very special awards night is being put together by the Socialist Forum of Ghana
(SFG) for September this year.
Organizers say that the event christened
“Black Star Excellence Awards” will be held annually to commemorate the
birthday of Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah,
the first President and Founder
of Ghana.
Those who will receive the awards will include
people who made exceptional contributions to the national liberation struggle
in Ghana and elsewhere in Africa.
Citizens who have also made significant
contributions to the development of progressive thought and action will also be
considered for the award.
Last
year, the first awards were conferred on three prominent Ghanaian progressives.
They
were Comrade Kofi Duku, who served as Personal Secretary to Dr Kwame Nkrumah,
Ex – Lt A. Owusu-Gymah who was sentenced to death for his part in the attempt
to restore Nkrumah to power and Comrade Kwame Wiafe ,an old student of the
Kwame Nkrumah Ideological Institute who became National Chairman of the Popular
Party for Democracy and Development (PPDD).
Both Lt. Owusu Gyimah and Comrade Wiafe are currently
members of the Council of Elders of the Convention Peoples Party (CPP).
Sources
close to SFG say that a high powered committee chaired by its co-ordinator of
Programmes Comrade Jerry Tetteh ,has been established to oversee the planning
of the event.
The
membership of the Committee includes; Comrade Daniel Alolga Akatapore, a former
member of the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC).
According
to the sources about 20 personalities from all walks of life are being
considered as possible recipients of the awards.
MAHAMA PRAISES CPP AND IVOR
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| Mr Ivor Greenstreet, Leader of the CPP |
President
John Dramani Mahama has showered praise on the Convention Peoples Party (CPP)
for electing Comrade Ivor Greenstreet as the Presidential candidate of the
party.
He
said the election of Ivor to the very high position of flag bearer is an indication
that Ghana is moving forward and that persons with disability can rise to
positions of high responsibility.
President
Mahama referred to the Appointment of Dr Danaa in his own administration a
Minister as proof of the Phenomena.
He said Dr Danaa in spite of his visual
impairment has excellently performed his duties as Minister of State.
Comrade
Ivor Greenstreet has been confined to a wheelchair since he got involved in a
serious accident about 10 years ago.
THE REAL PROBLEM
The
contest between the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic
Congress (NDC) about which one of them can improve the living and working
conditions of the people of Ghana is often laughable.
First,
the two parties do not offer any policy alternatives and remain in the firm
grip of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB).
Secondly,
no political party or administration can bring about any significant changes in
the conditions of the Ghanaian people without a paradigm shift.
The
people of Ghana need to take full control of all their resources and to exploit
those resources for their own benefit as a condition for development.
There
can be no significant improvement in the quality of life of Ghanaians for as
long as national resources remain in the hands of profit gulping predators in
the capitals of the colonial metropolis.
This
is the real problem which needs to be solved.
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