$3.5 million Renovated Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park in Ghana

Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo commissioned the redevelopment of Kwame Nkrumah memorial park on 4th of July which is yesterday. The redevelopement of the edifice costs about $3.5 million. The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, is a monument of historic significance in Ghana. It was dedicated to the memory of the country’s first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. It also serves as the resting place for the remains of the first President and his wife, Fathia Nkrumah.

The Park is located at the coast of Accra, on the former British colonial Polo Grounds, where Dr. Kwame Nkrumah declared Ghana as an independent nation.

After many years of independence, the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park was built by the former Head of State, His Excellency the late Jerry John Rawlings in the year 1990 in honour of Ghana’s first President, and as part of preserving the nation’s heritage. The Park was opened to the public in 1992.
Since its establishment in 1992, visitors from all over the world numbering up to about 98,000 each year, come and pay homage to Ghana’s first President, learn about his life, and legacies. The Park is one of the 10 most visited sites in Ghana. #panafricanism #accra #ghana