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CPP marks 1966 overthrow of Nkrumah
Dr Nkrumah was overthrown on 24 February 1966 in coup organised by a group of police and military officers with the backing of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
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Professor Edmund Delle, National Chairman and leader of the CPP, at a media press conference Friday recalled that: “Traitors from the Ghana Police Force, the Ghana Armed Forces together with elements of the erstwhile United Party collaborated with their foreign paymasters; the CIA, MI6 and other intelligence agencies to derail and overthrow the Ghana project and subvert the Africa revolution which as lead by Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.”
He added: “On that tragic day, many patriots were killed by Kotoka, Afrifa, Harlley and their henchmen when they stormed the Flagstaff House in the absence of Osagyefo. With the betrayal of General Ocran, Major-General Bawa was murdered in the cold blood together with some of his guards and home employees at his residence by General Afrifa on the accounts of his daughter, Ms. Abiba Bawa. The CIA had cut communication lines which prevented the TUC from mobilising. The President’s own guard detachments at the Shai Hills were stopped from intervening. Despite the heroic effort of Colonel Zanlerigu and others, the progressive forces had to give up the fight, to halt further bloodshed.”
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On the day of the coup, Dr Nkurmah had travelled to Vietnam to join other world leaders to broker peace in the Vietnam War. Following coup, he sought refuge in Guinea until he died of cancer.
Surrounded by other party executives and leading members of the party, Prof. Delle noted that the “dark days” the 1966 coup ushered “still hangs our heads, even till this day.”
“Real Industrialization, free quality universal education, mass infrastructure development, a progressive and dynamic planned economic development with ownership of our resources was stopped on the pretext that they were prestigious projects.”
Prof Delle also thanked Ghanaians, especially the youth, who voted for the party in the 2016 elections. He charged them never to stop believing in the party.
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“You are the ones we will re-build the party with. Your true loyalty and continuous support to the CPP is well acknowledged. Very soon, we will be reaching out to you. This would be done in the shortest possible time. To the teaming YOUTHS out there, I say ayeeeekoooo! To the strong CPP WOMEN out there, I say thank you for your continuous support,” he said.
He added: “My leadership and Central Committee members are solidly behind the party and have assured me of their continuous support the cause of Osagyefo. Nobody is above the party. Our constitution remains supreme and discipline remains the order of the day. Let’s join hands and fight till we see the CPP in power again to relief this nation of its woes to an eternal economic freedom. I thank you all.”
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