Daughter of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Samia Nkrumah says no one compares to her father when it comes to the fight and struggle for Ghana’s independence.
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Nkrumah played the most significant role in Ghana’s independence – Samia
According to her, although many people fought for the attainment of Ghana’s independence, her father will forever stand tall when being compared to the res.t
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According to her, although many people fought for the attainment of Ghana’s independence, her father will forever stand tall when being compared to the rest.
Samia’s comments came after President Akufo-Addo’s Independence day speech generated controversy, with some quarters accusing him of trying to downplay Dr. Nkrumah’s achievements.
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The Convention People’s Party (CPP) – the party Dr. Nkrumah led at the time – has particularly criticized the president, labeling some of his utterances as ‘skewed facts’.
In their view, President Akufo-Addo wanted to project his father, Edward Akufo-Addo and J.B. Danquah to the detriment of Dr. Nkrumah.
Dr. Nkrumah was Ghana’s foremost president, and he is widely credited as the founder of the West African country having led the way to independence.
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And his daughter Samia Nkrumah believes no one comes close to her father, insisting the former CPP leader was the “main catalyst” in Ghana’s independence struggle.
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Samia told Accra-based Citi FM: “We agree that there were so many other people [in the independence struggle] but his role was significant. Nobody can take that away from him."
“If I was giving that speech, I would have given Kwame Nkrumah more prominence.
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“All the records show who the main catalyst was. Kwame Nkrumah had a vision… even though he came to collaborate with UGCC [United Gold Coast Convention], but we know from history he was going to come down anyway."
“Kwame Nkrumah had a particular pan-African vision for our independence so he was bound to be the catalyst. So yes, thousands were instrumental, but he was the catalyst and let’s give him is due.”
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