A former National Chairman for the People’s National Convention (PNC) Bernard Mornah has warned against the laying to rest of other individuals apart from the Ghana’s first president Kwame Nkrumah at the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum located in Accra.
His comment is on the back of rumours that other late state men will be put to rest at the same place Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was laid.
The Mausoleum is the final resting place of Ghana’s first President and Africanist. The museum hosts rare artefacts relating to Ghana’s independence and tours at the park give visitors in-depth history of the Sub-saharan struggle for independence.
The mausoleum designed by Don Arthur houses the mortal remains of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and his wife Fathia Nkrumah. It is meant to represent an upside-down sword which in the Akan culture is a symbol of peace. The mausoleum is clad from top to bottom with Italian marble, with a black star at its apex to symbolize unity. The interior of the Mausoleum boasts marble flooring and a mini mastaba looking marble grave marker surrounded by river-washed rocks.
Speaking at event by the CPP to commemorate the Kwame Nkrumah memorial Day, Bernard Mornah called for the legacy of the late president to be reserved.
Story by: Teacher Kojo / Ahotoronline.com
