President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is calling for a concerted effort to break away from the neo-colonial structure where the country export raw materials without adding any value which in his view does not inure to the country’s benefit.

He called on Ghanaians to help drive the nation to its destination where there will be a united, developed, prosperous, free, democratic and independent nation.

Nana Akufo-Addo said these in his Founders’ Day message on Wednesday, 4 August 2021.

Founders’ Dayis a nationalpublic holidayobserved to commemorate the contributions of all the peoplewho led the struggle for Ghana’s independence.

The Founders’ Day was formerly called “Founder’s Day”with the letter “S” appearing after an apostrophe and it was celebrated to earmark the achievements ofDr Kwame Nkrumah Ghana’s first president and his role in attaining independence for the country.

But the Akufo-Addo-led government insisted others helped in the independence struggle and deserved to be celebrated as well.

The name was changed from “Founder’s Day” to “Founders’ Day” to include others who helped in the struggle for independence