Tamale Central Member of Parliament Murtala Mohammed has indicated that he won’t sit for the country’s history to be buried.
He still holds the view that J.B. Danquah did no good for the country, and it is about time the world is made aware of his exploits.
Murtala Mohammed, who is an academic in the field of Political Science, indicated that J.B Danquah was not only a traitor but also voted against the motion of destiny.
Making this position known in a social media post, he said, “The attempt to bury the true political history of this country in a grave paved over by threats and tribal bigotry will not sell. J.B Danquah was not only a traitor, he also supported the vote against the “Motion of Destiny “.
What Is Motion of Destiny
In June 1952, the new Secretary of State for the Colonies Oliver Lyttleton visited the Gold Coast and agreed to a process of consultation with chiefs and the people to proposal for constitutional changes. On the basis of proposals received from chiefs and a broad spectrum of groups and numerous consultations with the territorial council, the trade union congress and opposition parties, the government published a white paper on constitutional change on 19 June 1953 which were accepted as the basis for the transition to independence in December 1956.[74]
On the basis of these proposals, the CPP government introduced a bill in the Legislative Assembly on 10 July 1953, famously dubbed by The Evening News as the “Motion of Destiny”. This called upon Britain to make arrangement for independence. It required all members of the Assembly to be elected directly by secret ballot, and Cabinet members of the Assembly and directly responsible to it. Britain was asked for a clear commitment to independence by naming a date. Britain conceded the demand for independence but insisted on another election first.
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