Majority leader in parliament, Osei Kyei Mensah has said that he believes the June 4th uprising is worth remembering considering its relevance to current governance and democracy in Ghana.
He however added that although it is worth remembering, he does not support it when the anniversary becomes too political, seeing it as a thing solely for the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
According to the majority leader, the concept of probity and accountability was accepted by Ghanaians and further enshrined in the 1992 constitution as the preamble as the June 4th revolution.
He said “because we all accepted it that is why it is the preamble of the constitution, so we all buy into it. So, if the former president is asking us to, from time to time remember the events that led to this great feat to our governance and ascertain if we are living up to it then I don’t have any problem but sometimes we make too political. That is not NDC matter, it is a national decision we all took to have probity and accountability”
Today marks 41 years of the June 4, 1979 uprising in Ghana. The Revolution arose when members of the military, drawn mostly from the junior ranks and inspired by mass social and public discontent, took over the governance of the country after it had sunk into a state of social, economic and political decay.
The following three months led to a ‘housecleaning’ exercise after which elections were held and the mantle of political leadership handed over to the government of the People’s National Party, ushering in the Third Republic.
Former President J.J Rawlings has already set things rolling to mark this year’s anniversary with a virtual durbar due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The anniversary will be on the theme strengthening the spirit of patriotism, resilience and integrity in difficult times.
