Nkrumah was one man, but he represented millions - Sekou tells Akufo-Addo

Dr. Sekou Nkrumah, the son of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first president, has rejected President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's claim that his father did not found Ghana.

According to him, what President Akufo-Addo has failed to accept is that Nkrumah was one individual, but he represented lots of Ghanaians, and that was exactly the grassroots connection he had.

“The point that the president is missing is that Nkrumah is not one man but represents millions,” he added.

Dr. Sekou Nkrumah said when Nkrumah left the UGCC, the majority followed him, and he decisively won the 1951 and 1956 elections.

Speaking in an interview on Tuesday, he said the reason Nkrumah was invited by the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) was because they required his assistance.

“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. Sekuo said, as reported by myjoyonline.com.

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