Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, the Convenor of Nkrumah Festival and Member of Parliament for Ellembele, says it is time Ghana and African countries make conscious efforts to add value to their raw materials to achieve real economic emancipation.
He said it was Dr Nkrumah’s vision to liberate Ghana and Africa from economic bondage and, therefore, urged the current generation to be inspired by Nkrumah’s values of selflessness, hard work, dedication, and self-determination to make meaningful impact in every sector of the economy.
Mr Buah made the remarks during the launch of the 2025 Nkrumah Festival and the Journey to Nkroful at the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park in Accra, on Saturday.
This year’s NkrumahFest, which will also commemorate Nkrumah’s 116th birthday is on the theme, “Celebrating Nkrumah’s Enduring Impact”.

The celebration will witness a pilgrimage from Accra to Nkroful, the birthplace of Dr Kwame Nkrumah to learn the values and vision of Ghana’s first President, who is also the Founder of the nation.
Mr Armah-Kofi Buah said African Americans and people from all walks of life were expected to join the NkrumahFest and urged Africans to be inspired by the dream of Dr Nkrumah to make meaningful impact in everywhere they found themselves.
Some of the activities lined-up for NkrumahFest include a clean-up exercise on September 15th and 16th, Osagyefo Football Cup, public symposium, music concert, candle night carnival, durbar of chiefs, visit to historic sites in Nkroful and adjoining communities, and cutting of anniversary cake on 21st September,2025, to mark Nkrumah’s 116th birthday and Founder’s to climax the celebration.
Mr Buah, also the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, underscored the need for Africans to unite towards economic and mindset emancipation to make a headway towards improving their socio-economic fortunes.

Madam Dzifa Abla Gomashie, the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, and the MP for Ketu South, observed that Ghana and Africa’s greatest enemy was poverty and disunity and, therefore, urged Africans to work very hard to liberate themselves from poverty and mental enslavement.
NkrumahFest was to re-ignite the fire of the dream that once set Africa ablaze, saying, “Nkrumah never dies,” the Minister added.