It’s quite unfortunate that amongst all the seven days in the week, Monday happens to be the only day where no Ghanaian president has been born in.
Alan Kyeremanten and Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will be contesting for the flag bearer position in the NPP. Hopefully, one may get the chance to lead the party into the 2024 polls. Both Alan and Bawumia happens to be born on Monday.
The two are set to break this ‘curse’. Both Alan Kyeremanten and Dr. Bawumia are favorites to win the 2024 general elections. If such happens, they could be become the first president to be born on Monday in Ghana’s history.
Let’s take a look at the days in which each former or incumbent president was born;
Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
Ghanaians First president was born on 21st September, 1909. Using this date as published by many, it can be said that Ghanaians first president was born on Tuesday. However it is alleged that his date of birth was adopted and for that matter he was born on Saturday. Even with that, he wasn’t born on Monday.
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General Joseph Ankrah
Joseph Ankrah was born on 8th August, 1915. This date falls on Wednesday.
General Akwasi Afrifa
Afrifa was also born on 24th April, 1936 and this day happens to be on Friday.
Kofi Abrefa Busia
As the name suggests, Busia was born on Friday. His date of birth is 11th July, 1913.
Ignatius Kutu Acheampong
Acheampong was born on 23rd September, 1931 and this date happens to be on Wednesday.
Frederick William Akuffo
Frederick Akuffo was born on Sunday. He was born on 21st March, 1937.
Jerry John Rawlings
Rawlings is the longest serving President in Ghana’s history. He was born on 22nd June, 1947 and it was a Sunday.
Hilla Limann
Hilla Limann was born on Wednesday, December 12, 1934.
John Agyekum Kuffour
John Kuffour was born on Thursday 8th December, 1938. He is the second President in the fourth republic.
John Evans Atta Mills
Atta Mills was born on Friday 21st July, 1944. He is a Friday born.
John Dramani Mahama
John Mahama was born on Saturday, 29th November, 1958. He is the immediate past President of Ghana.
Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo
He is the incumbent president and he was born on Wednesday. His date of birth is 29th March, 1944.