Nkrumah got Ghana independence not Akufo-Addo’s father - Yamin

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RG Ransom 8 years ago

what he did was dangerous and divisive. failed attempt to distort history by bringing his faterh to the fore front at the expense of Dr. Nkrumah. your father has done nothing for Ghana so don't even try to mention him close t ...
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what he did was dangerous and divisive. failed attempt to distort history by bringing his faterh to the fore front at the expense of Dr. Nkrumah. your father has done nothing for Ghana so don't even try to mention him close to nkrumah. very wicked man like you. Nkrumah is sole father of Ghana not you or any one from your family. it was Nkrumah effort that wona Ghana independence. it was Nkrumah who buil Ghana with little revenue. it was under Nkrumah that Ghana became the most literate country Black Africa. nkrumah built hospitals, roads, school, univeristies,, airports, dams. and planted country on a solid foundation. not you, not busia, not your father your uncle. better apologizee to Ghana for trying to divid us with your y3n Akanfo agenda again
Zoobie-Zoobie 8 years ago

ask Akufo

ask Akufo
Nii Sakaman 8 years ago

Osagyefo is one of us so shut up you non Ghanaians

Osagyefo is one of us so shut up you non Ghanaians
AGBESI KWESI 8 years ago

Nana was right. The independence movement did not start with Nkrumah. As an Engineering student in a polytechnic abroad, I was made to pick up courses in Outline History of Africa, World Civilizations and History of Technolog ...
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Nana was right. The independence movement did not start with Nkrumah. As an Engineering student in a polytechnic abroad, I was made to pick up courses in Outline History of Africa, World Civilizations and History of Technology, The history of Nok Culture, etc. In my history class, I read that independence movement actually started after the World War I. The African soldiers who fought alongside the British in trenches realised that the Whiteman is not next to God after all since they witnessed the whites dying miserably besides them and that wiped away the fear and respect accorded to them. Secondly, the humiliating defeat of the Brits by the Japanese in Singapore also raised questions about the superiority of the Great Britain. Other defiance activities like the Aba Women's movement and media warfare waged by veteran African politicians like Nnamdi Azikiwe, who was then domiciled in Accra, and JB Dankwa all contributed positively to the independence of Ghana and Africa as a whole. To isolate Nkrumah and bestow on him the sole achiever of Ghana's independence is very erroneous. I never attended any university but I think universities in Ghana are not teaching our youth well.
Islam Subiri Isah 8 years ago

Mr. Kwesi Agbesi, I am afraid your knowledge of the History of Ghana's Independence is very very poor and deficient. On 6th March 1957, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent handed over the Instrument of Ghana's Independence ...
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Mr. Kwesi Agbesi, I am afraid your knowledge of the History of Ghana's Independence is very very poor and deficient. On 6th March 1957, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent handed over the Instrument of Ghana's Independence to Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and to JB Danquah, nor KA Busia nor Edward Akuffo Addo.What has the History of Ghana's Independence got to do with NDC's loss?
Nii Teiko 8 years ago

The so called CPP DUMPED the NDC and cladentinely voted for Nana, regardless of the rivalry between the NPP and the CPP. So what does this dude and his humiliated thwarts in the NDC stand to gain by trying to be the mouth pi ...
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The so called CPP DUMPED the NDC and cladentinely voted for Nana, regardless of the rivalry between the NPP and the CPP. So what does this dude and his humiliated thwarts in the NDC stand to gain by trying to be the mouth piece of the Nkrumahists? Yamin should shut up and suffer in opposition.
Efo Kwaku Canada 8 years ago

I don't think NDC idiots know the history behind Ghana independent, can you Educated illiterates enemies of Ghana progress leave the president alone, look at this Fool trying to educate Ghanaians about our history, who initia ...
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I don't think NDC idiots know the history behind Ghana independent, can you Educated illiterates enemies of Ghana progress leave the president alone, look at this Fool trying to educate Ghanaians about our history, who initiated the process and who went and brought Nkrumah from UK ?
YOB 8 years ago

Don't mind the fools

Don't mind the fools
GHANANTI 8 years ago

SORRY, YOU DID NOT READ OR UNDERSTAND WHAT NANA ADDO SAID. HE WAS SAYING IT LIKE IS. NKRUMAH LED THE STRUGGLE BUT THAT LEADERSHIP WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY MANY, INCLUDING THE BIG SIX. NKRUMAH DID NOT SINGLE-HANDEDLY WIN INDEPENDE ...
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SORRY, YOU DID NOT READ OR UNDERSTAND WHAT NANA ADDO SAID. HE WAS SAYING IT LIKE IS. NKRUMAH LED THE STRUGGLE BUT THAT LEADERSHIP WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY MANY, INCLUDING THE BIG SIX. NKRUMAH DID NOT SINGLE-HANDEDLY WIN INDEPENDENCE FOR GHANA. AS FOR YAMIN HE SHOULD NOT PRETEND TO BE MORE OF A GHANAIAN THAN FULL-BLOODED GHANAIANS.
YOB 8 years ago

Shame onto you. Nkrumah coild not even afford to pay for his fare to travel back to Ghana

Shame onto you. Nkrumah coild not even afford to pay for his fare to travel back to Ghana

Salifu 8 years ago

If you were born in the Gold Coast before indedendence,or if you have read some of Nkrumah's books you will know that Nana said the truth.Nkrumah was not the only person who fought for the Independence.There were a lot of non ...
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If you were born in the Gold Coast before indedendence,or if you have read some of Nkrumah's books you will know that Nana said the truth.Nkrumah was not the only person who fought for the Independence.There were a lot of non intellectuals who even helpedmuch more than Nkrumah and co.There were the Valanda boys etc.Do not by politically bias as Nkrumah was not the sole Father of Ghana.We had also women who contributed.
NPP SENIOR CITIZEN 8 years ago

NPP are primitives

NPP are primitives
NON-ALIGNED 8 years ago

OSAGYEFO, is the founder of Ghana! PERIOD!

He was a BOLD politician who took on the colonialsts at the time when the same bunch of lawyers who invited him to help them gain independence for Ghana, were pussy-footing around ...
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OSAGYEFO, is the founder of Ghana! PERIOD!

He was a BOLD politician who took on the colonialsts at the time when the same bunch of lawyers who invited him to help them gain independence for Ghana, were pussy-footing around.

These same bunch of lawyers were benefiting from the colonialists by were dragging their feet to gain independence at the time.

Osagyefo is nobody's fool and doesn't take fools gladly so, he fought gallantly to get us independence.........

If these bunch of lawyers truly and really had our independence at heart, why would they then go to the Queen of England to tell her we were not ready for it yet? Why then start the process? The reason being......most of them were profiting from the delay and they were exposed.

Hence, the distortion of historical facts by their children and gran-children. The TRUTH can NEVER be hidden.......OSAGYEFO IS THE FOUNDER OF OUR NATION GHANA! PERIOD!

This is not about the two USELESS PARTIES - NPP and NDC.

GOD BLESS GHANA!
AFRICAN FOREVER!
Nkrumah 8 years ago

Ghanaians do not need a Burkinabe to lecture us on our history. We all know what happened.

Ghanaians do not need a Burkinabe to lecture us on our history. We all know what happened.
Maka a maka 8 years ago

Everyone?

Everyone?
kk 8 years ago

The rest played key roles in ensuring it happened.

The rest played key roles in ensuring it happened.
Loye 8 years ago

People. In.NDC.have problems. Look at.this foolish. Guy.the time Ghana.independent s.where. were u.foolish. boy.useless.guy

People. In.NDC.have problems. Look at.this foolish. Guy.the time Ghana.independent s.where. were u.foolish. boy.useless.guy
isaka 8 years ago

why did he move his colleagues along for independence now?history has not told events behind the doors.y was he a dictator ?cos he new he had enemies.arket women also played a role with their cash.

why did he move his colleagues along for independence now?history has not told events behind the doors.y was he a dictator ?cos he new he had enemies.arket women also played a role with their cash.
infiniti 8 years ago

Nkrumah did not get independence alone.....go learn!

Nkrumah did not get independence alone.....go learn!
Kennedy Acheampong 8 years ago

I just can't understand why you should struggle to understand simple speech read by the President, he didn't undermine Nkrumah in anyway. Enemies are not God Either you like it or not he's our President you guys can go to he' ...
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I just can't understand why you should struggle to understand simple speech read by the President, he didn't undermine Nkrumah in anyway. Enemies are not God Either you like it or not he's our President you guys can go to he'll.

Ghanaba 8 years ago

The factual history of Ghana is what the Mr. President Nana Akufo Addo told the people of Ghana on the 60th Anniversary Independence day. Yamin and his short minded colleagues should give Ghanaians our peace and allow Great ...
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The factual history of Ghana is what the Mr. President Nana Akufo Addo told the people of Ghana on the 60th Anniversary Independence day. Yamin and his short minded colleagues should give Ghanaians our peace and allow Great minded people to manage the affairs of Ghana for us. Who is Yamin? Is he not the young boy who was chasing rats and rabbits in Complex Barracks, Nyankyerenease- Kumasi bush? He is now among the richest people in Kumasi just because of his association with NDC Government. Did he even declare his assets when he was in Government? Ghanaians are tired of such parochial minds. Never Again!!!
Boutros 8 years ago

Nkrumah this Nkrumah that and so to Addo and the so called big six .The question is what benefit did we derived from this sixty years. stop backing like a dog and focus on what you do with your life.

Nkrumah this Nkrumah that and so to Addo and the so called big six .The question is what benefit did we derived from this sixty years. stop backing like a dog and focus on what you do with your life.
nii 8 years ago

Otherwise u will be a servant in white man's house -ok. Give praise where it is due

Otherwise u will be a servant in white man's house -ok. Give praise where it is due
Killer 8 years ago

Yammin aboa go back to ur country, where were ur bitch ass when they invited Nkrumah from UK. Kwasia man. Attention fucking seeker like kwaju boahene. My nnyinaa ni twem. Akuronfuor nkoaaa, u will never taste power again in u ...
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Yammin aboa go back to ur country, where were ur bitch ass when they invited Nkrumah from UK. Kwasia man. Attention fucking seeker like kwaju boahene. My nnyinaa ni twem. Akuronfuor nkoaaa, u will never taste power again in ur life time. I hate ur fat ass face any fucking time I see u on badwam show, omanhene with his big ass coconut head entertaining ur foolishness, kwasia kwa
Kokote Asamoah. 8 years ago

This bush meat hunter is just making noise like an empty barrel. Yammin where were you when the wise men were fighting for the right course of our dear nation. Now the food is read eat your stolen food.Shut up.

This bush meat hunter is just making noise like an empty barrel. Yammin where were you when the wise men were fighting for the right course of our dear nation. Now the food is read eat your stolen food.Shut up.
Kokote Asamoah. 8 years ago

Nkrumah introduced paganism to Ghana through Kankan Nyame.What good did he do for ghana with the huge money the british left behind.Look at our road networks in a small country like ghana.Give us break.

Nkrumah introduced paganism to Ghana through Kankan Nyame.What good did he do for ghana with the huge money the british left behind.Look at our road networks in a small country like ghana.Give us break.
Mr K 8 years ago

Nkrumah Never Dies Indeed. He wanted Independenve Now in danger than Independence later in servitude as the rest of the Big 6 wanted. Osagefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah will always be Number One in Ghana's Independence History .

Nkrumah Never Dies Indeed. He wanted Independenve Now in danger than Independence later in servitude as the rest of the Big 6 wanted. Osagefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah will always be Number One in Ghana's Independence History .
Jackline 8 years ago

You are damn sick, who has said that Akuffo Addo's father got Ghana Independece?? I diot Yamin, What skills have you developed for yourself?

You are damn sick, who has said that Akuffo Addo's father got Ghana Independece?? I diot Yamin, What skills have you developed for yourself?
King Anwar Sadat 8 years ago

Where from this mixed race boy? Another Lebanese? We better deport him before he plunges our nation into total chaos.

Where from this mixed race boy? Another Lebanese? We better deport him before he plunges our nation into total chaos.
Kontoa 8 years ago

Do you have to spend time to argue over this? Waste time on who gained independence for Ghana? Lose sight of the fact that independence was not an even but a Process?
Yamin, HOW CAN ONE MAN GAIN INDEPENDENCE FOR A COUNTRY? O ...
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Do you have to spend time to argue over this? Waste time on who gained independence for Ghana? Lose sight of the fact that independence was not an even but a Process?
Yamin, HOW CAN ONE MAN GAIN INDEPENDENCE FOR A COUNTRY? ONE MAN?

ABIBU ALIDU 8 years ago

People like you are so stupid that you have no idea about what history is about. Thieves like your type know nothing in life about the country Ghana.After all you are not a full Ghanaian.Born yesterday out of prostitution fro ...
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People like you are so stupid that you have no idea about what history is about. Thieves like your type know nothing in life about the country Ghana.After all you are not a full Ghanaian.Born yesterday out of prostitution from your parents you have no brains to challenge any one with proper brains like the president.You are really stupid.
Kontoa 8 years ago

Let Ghanaians not look back in the driving mirrow to move forward. Less of that. Look ahead, most of the time and do not get detracted or distracted.

Let Ghanaians not look back in the driving mirrow to move forward. Less of that. Look ahead, most of the time and do not get detracted or distracted.
Boss 8 years ago

This Fulani-Lebanese bastard should learn to keep his arsehole shut when it comes to anything Ghanaian. He was herding cows with his irresponsible father when Ghana's history was being made.

This Fulani-Lebanese bastard should learn to keep his arsehole shut when it comes to anything Ghanaian. He was herding cows with his irresponsible father when Ghana's history was being made.
TULA 8 years ago

This CRAZY Lebanesse idiotic full Yamin should understand that Nana Addo did not sight is father as the person who gained independence for Ghana ; HOW COULD NANA ADDO SAY THAT !!!!!; the truth is there many behind the scene ...
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This CRAZY Lebanesse idiotic full Yamin should understand that Nana Addo did not sight is father as the person who gained independence for Ghana ; HOW COULD NANA ADDO SAY THAT !!!!!; the truth is there many behind the scene actors who helped gain independence but Kwame Nkrumah was the charismatic character who led the team ; Yamin what kind of cheap politics is that !!!!!!!
SHAKA 8 years ago

WOAAA LOOK AT THIS FOREIGNER COMING TO TELL GHANAIANS ABOUT GHANA'S HISTORY. CAN ANY FOREIGNER DO THIS IN LEBANON. WHO BORN DOG !!! WHERE WAS NKRUMAH WHEN PEOPLE STARTED STRUGGLING FOR GHANA'S INDEPENDENCE. BEFORE NKRUMAH WAS ...
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WOAAA LOOK AT THIS FOREIGNER COMING TO TELL GHANAIANS ABOUT GHANA'S HISTORY. CAN ANY FOREIGNER DO THIS IN LEBANON. WHO BORN DOG !!! WHERE WAS NKRUMAH WHEN PEOPLE STARTED STRUGGLING FOR GHANA'S INDEPENDENCE. BEFORE NKRUMAH WAS INVITED TO GHANA BY THE UGCC TO BE THE SECRETARY, THE STRUGGLE HAD ALREADY BEGUN. STOP THIS NONSENSE OF MAKING NKRUMAH A THIN god OVER GHANA'S INDEPENDENCE.
Ama 8 years ago

Nkrumah did not do it alone!

Nkrumah did not do it alone!
Kwesi 8 years ago

He only praised his dad who betrayed.

He only praised his dad who betrayed.
OKOROMANSA 8 years ago

YAMIN IS RATHER DISTORTING THE FACTS. NANA ADDO NEVER SAID HIS FATHER WON INDEPENDENCE FOR GHANA. HE TALKED MAINLY ABOUT THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE, AND THAT WAS DONE MOSTLY BY THE OTHERS IN THE BIG SIX UNTIL NKRUMAH CAME ...
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YAMIN IS RATHER DISTORTING THE FACTS. NANA ADDO NEVER SAID HIS FATHER WON INDEPENDENCE FOR GHANA. HE TALKED MAINLY ABOUT THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE, AND THAT WAS DONE MOSTLY BY THE OTHERS IN THE BIG SIX UNTIL NKRUMAH CAME TO JON THEM. THERE WAS A LOT OF ACTIVITIES AFTER THE BOND OF 1844, WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE NKRUMAH. YAMIN IS SICK TO CLAIM THAT DANQUAH, OFORI ATTAH, GEORGE GRANT, AKO ADJEI AND OBETSEBI LAMPTEY WERE NOT PART OF THE FOUNDERS OF GHANA. IF THEY WERE NOT THEN HOW COULD NKRUMAH BE ONE OF THEM SINCE HE CAME ON BOARD MMUCH LATER WHEN SO MUCH GROUND WORK HAD BEEN DONE BY HIS OTHER COLLEAGUES.
THE TRUTH IS THAT NKRUMAH BROUGHT RADICAL IDEAS TO THE UGCC TILL HE BROKE AWAY TO FORM THE CPP, NO DOUBT. SECONDLY, NKRUMAH'S RADICALISM ALONE COULD NOT HAVE ACHIEVED INDEPENDENCE FOR GHANA. RATHER WE SHOULD REVERE THE ACTIONS OF FEBRUARY 28, 1948, THE KILLING OF SGT. ADJETEY AND THE OTHER TWO, THE BOYCOTT OF 1949 LED BY NII KWABENA BONNEY OF OSU, AND A FEW OTHER POPULIST ACTIONS ALL ACCOUNTED FOR THE ACCELERATED PACE OF OUR INDEPENDENCE. AND NKRUMAH WAS PART OF IT ALL, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT HE NKRUMAH DID ALONE THAT WAS SIGNIFICANT. NANA ADDO DID NOT SKEW THE HISTORY IN ANY SERIOUS MANNER.
Kwame Twumasi-Fofie 8 years ago

Only the likes of Yamin can make such a claim unless that person is referring to a speech delivered by someone else on some unknown date. But in the speech delivered by President Akuffo-Addo on 6th March nowhere did he say it ...
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Only the likes of Yamin can make such a claim unless that person is referring to a speech delivered by someone else on some unknown date. But in the speech delivered by President Akuffo-Addo on 6th March nowhere did he say it was Yamin's father, rather than Nkrumah who led Ghana to gain Independence.

As a reminder to Yamin, the simple fact that Rawlings became the leader of the AFRC/PNDC doesn't mean that there were no other persons involved in those two events. I wonder what Yamin's problem is.
Adi 8 years ago

We are talking about the history of Ghana ,
And you people are busy talking about Npp and Ndc (kwasia fuo) This is our history, somebody wants to do what he wants with our history, and you fools are talking about political ...
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We are talking about the history of Ghana ,
And you people are busy talking about Npp and Ndc (kwasia fuo) This is our history, somebody wants to do what he wants with our history, and you fools are talking about political parties. Do our independence have anything to do with Ndc or Npp
Fiifi boateng 8 years ago

Nkrumah got Ghana independence not Akufo Addo.s father

Nkrumah got Ghana independence not Akufo Addo.s father
JTETTY 8 years ago

please don't misquote President Akufo-Addo just because of your discrimination attitude. Why there are many illiteracy amongst Ghanaians ? Akufo-Addo said Nkrumah led Ghana to independence and added chronologically when the s ...
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please don't misquote President Akufo-Addo just because of your discrimination attitude. Why there are many illiteracy amongst Ghanaians ? Akufo-Addo said Nkrumah led Ghana to independence and added chronologically when the struggles for Ghana independence started. He named few among the names who played their roles in the struggles for Ghana independence(the big 5 and the sixth) including his father and uncle. It is problematic to see people who can neither read nor hear to and understand.
jones kofanko yeboah 8 years ago

Imbecile put in your coconut that one man can never play as a team. Even though if the idea was brought out by Nkrumah and the others debate it.at end they both came to agreement and signed a documents for it .from your sp ...
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Imbecile put in your coconut that one man can never play as a team. Even though if the idea was brought out by Nkrumah and the others debate it.at end they both came to agreement and signed a documents for it .from your speech you are a ungrateful jealous man. go to hell and leave Nana and the NPP alone to rebuild for sure NDC will never rule Ghana again .useless bunch of heartless people
YOB 8 years ago

Prostitute son what do you know about Ghana.

Prostitute son what do you know about Ghana.
obi 8 years ago

and was Nkrumah ur father or was ur father among the people who got Ghana to independence

and was Nkrumah ur father or was ur father among the people who got Ghana to independence
Isaac Oppong, USA 8 years ago

YOU GO MEN!!!!
Yours is the true HISTORY of Ghana not the falsehood NPP seems to always propagate. I like Akufo Addo but he has to quit this self gratification falsehood that his Father was a HEAD OF STATE. If his father Ak ...
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YOU GO MEN!!!!
Yours is the true HISTORY of Ghana not the falsehood NPP seems to always propagate. I like Akufo Addo but he has to quit this self gratification falsehood that his Father was a HEAD OF STATE. If his father Akufo Addo, was a Head of State, then what was Dr Busia in the Second Republic? You cannot rewrite the history of the people to suite your own whim and caprices, the truth will always come out.

BRAVO YAMIN!!!!!
Ghanaman 8 years ago

Does it matter? Stop the corruption and do what is right for Ghana that is what we all need Yemin.

Does it matter? Stop the corruption and do what is right for Ghana that is what we all need Yemin.
GHANABA GASHIKPONG 8 years ago

DR. KWAME NKRUMAH, KOMLA GBEDEMAH,KOJO BOTSIO,KROBO EDUSEI, N A, WELLBEC, CASLEY HAYFORD. Nkrumah was release from jail to join the original and became a front figure for Ghanas/Motherlan libration.
History cant be faded.(N ...
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DR. KWAME NKRUMAH, KOMLA GBEDEMAH,KOJO BOTSIO,KROBO EDUSEI, N A, WELLBEC, CASLEY HAYFORD. Nkrumah was release from jail to join the original and became a front figure for Ghanas/Motherlan libration.
History cant be faded.(N A A. Forget of your Building Ashani Nation)

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