Akufo-Addo did not distort history – Historian analyses Independence Day speech

A Historian at the University of Cape Coast says President Akufo-Addo did not misrepresent Ghana’s history with his independence day speech following accusations from the independence-wining party, the Convention Peoples Party (CPP).

Prof. Kwame Osei Kwarteng said history is written based on perspectives, so it cannot be said that the president erred with his speech.

Speaking on Joy News’ News Analysis programme Newsfile on Saturday he said “ I have had time to listen to the tape and read the speech itself in its form and a careful perusal of the write-up tells me right away that he never distorted any history of Ghana.

“Histories are written from perspectives, so the president sought to – on this occasion, write his speech from nationalist perspective and those people who put up resistance, either cultural, political, social or economic against foreign domination…and that was what he

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