A Friends of 21st September Born Association has been inaugurated in Winneba in the Effutu Municipality of the Central Region, in commemoration of the centenary celebrations of the birth of Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah. The President of the association, Reverend Eldad Bonney, Lecturer at the Psychology and Education Department of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) said the idea was also conceived to propagate the ideology of Dr Nkrumah and in honour of the dedication of the Big Six, who fought for the independence of Ghana.

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