My father built Peduase Lodge but didn't keep it for himself, never owned a house – Samia Nkrumah

A Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Jomoro, Samia Yaba Christina Nkrumah, has disclosed that her father and Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, never bought or built a house for himself.

According to her, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was against acquiring wealth of any kind and did not own any property.

Samia Nkrumah, who made this disclosure during an interview on Joy Prime on Friday, July 12, 2024, added that even though her father built the Peduase Lodge, he gave it to the state.

“The house, which he built with the help of strong women supporters and entrepreneurs at the time, which is today Peduase Lodge, where I was born, that could have been our house, but he gave it to the state.

“It’s the property of the Republic of Ghana, receiving dignitaries, just as he wanted it to be. So, we, from personal experience, knew that our father didn’t amass wealth. Our father wasn’t interested in those kinds of things,” she said.

The former MP added, “In fact, he was a leader who exemplified courage, a sense of purpose, vision, all the things we long for. And we want, we need to emulate in our lives, leaders across the board, all kinds of leaders. Strangely, incredibly, he did not (own a house). And it was a decision, like everything he did, it was a political decision.”

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