Son of Ghana’s first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Dr. Sekou Nkrumah, has disagreed with President Akufo-Addo’s statement that Ghana was not founded by his father.
During an interview on Joy News’ PM Express on Tuesday, Sekou Nkrumah stated, “What the President completely misses is that Nkrumah was one man, but he represented millions of Ghanaians, and that was exactly the grassroots connection he had.”
He explained that the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) brought Nkrumah in because they needed his help.
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UGCC was the biggest political movement, but its presence across the country was not big enough. They were just active in six constituencies or so across the country.
Nkrumah came, did the legwork, went across the country, mobilised people, energised the whole struggle for independence, and kind of took over leadership after breaking away and forming the Convention People’s Party (CPP).
He created a mass movement. Dr. Sekou Nkrumah stated that when Nkrumah broke away, the majority followed him, and he convincingly won the 1951 and 1956 elections.
“The point that the President is missing is that Nkrumah is not one man but represents millions,” he added.
His comments came after President Akufo-Addo, in his 2024 Founders’ Day address on Saturday, August 3, rejected the notion that Ghana was founded by a single individual.
The President stated the collective efforts of various individuals in the independence struggle, acknowledging that while Nkrumah’s contribution is undeniable, he was not the sole architect of Ghana’s independence.
