Baffour played role in founding UP tradition Dr Akoto
April 29, 2021 Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto,Minister of Food and Agriculture
Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, has appealed to the leadership of the New Patriotic Party to recognise the contribution of the late Okyeame Baffour Osei Akoto in the political development of the tradition and accord him a place.
“Given his strategic role in founding and leading the NLM and in playing such a critical part in the negotiations for the formation of the United Party (the precursor of the New Patriotic Party), it is surprising that Baffour Akoto does not even get a mention in contemporary discussion on the history of our political tradition,” he said.
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SPEECH DELIVERED BY HON. DR. OWUSU AFRIYIE AKOTO ON THE OCCASION OF THE 2021 RE: AKOTO MEMORIAL LECTURES
The Chairman of the Council of State, Nana Otuo Siribour II, Juabenhen; The Chief Justice, My Lord Kwasi Anin-Yeboah; The Former Speaker of Parliament, Professor Michael Aaron Ocquaye; The Director of the Ghana School of Law and Faculty; The Vice Chancellor, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Faculty; General Secretary and Regional Chairmen of the New Patriotic Party (NPP); Nananom; Members of the Media, Students, Ladies and Gentlemen.
The family of Baffour Osei Akoto is most grateful to the Ghana School of Law for the opportunity provided by this platform to discuss the life and works of my late father and his contribution to the development of our dear country, Ghana.