Please, Please, Please, All Nkrumaists Betrayed Nkrumah

It is high time all Nkrumaists, especially those who would angrily accuse people of being traitors who betrayed our first leader, Osagyefuo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, to know they are the traitors and betrayers.

A certain Yaw Anokye Frimpong, who parades himself as a historian but a fake one would always re-write history to suit his ignoramus status for Ghanaians to believe in his fake and false pronouncements. Anyone who he assumes, crossed Nkrumah’s path is a betrayer and traitor and gosh, how he invokes such fake anger to stress his point. The other day he said Quayson-Sackey, an uncle of CJ Getrude Torkonoo, betrayed Nkrumah, when Nkrumah, himself did not describe him as such.

It is about time a law is passed to protect our history from such wretched ignoramibefore this nation is turned upside down.

Let us begin from the First Republic and get informed about the true traitors and betrayers.

It is a fact, with references to the Daily Graphic and Times publications, that most of those arrested in bombing incidencesaimed at Nkrumah, were CPP activists.

Of the five persons arraigned before court on charges of attempt on Nkrumah’s life in the Kulungugubombing of August, 1 1962, three were top ranking CPP members, two cabinet ministers, TawiahAdamafio and AkoAdjei and a CPP national executive officer, C.S. Crabbe. CJ ArkuKorsah found the three, innocent.

Unfortunately, someone convinced Nkrumah that they were guilty and he had to sack the CJ and other justices on the panelon the case and ordered a re-trial.

CJ Sarkodee-Adoo’s court found them guilty as charged.

The question is, if they were innocent, as according to ArkuKorsah, then who in the CPP made that assassination attempt, but had to be protected? And if CJ Sarkodee-Adoo’s judgment reflected the truth on the ground, thenthe question is, why would these three top CPP members want to kill Nkrumah?

Then on Thursday February 24, 1966, a combined force of Military and Police overthrew Nkrumah in the first successful coup in the country. The CPP was a strong deeply rooted-political entity with children (Young Pioneers) and adults. One would have expected the party to rally their strength and support against the coup and sacrifice their all, even if it meant dying while trying, to show their unalloyed love and loyalty for Nkrumah. Nothing of that sort happened.

What actually happened to Young Pioneer members, like then twelve-year-oldKwasi Pratt Jnr, that is if he was a member? He could have rallied and organized these children to show defiance in support of Nkrumah. That would show loyalty.

What happened to Kofi Baako, Kwaku Baako’s father, the then minister of defense? And why was his son, Kwaku not found on the streets?

It is obvious that, suddenly, all the CPP loyalists, decided to recite bible passages on the events of the Garden of Gethsemane where most of Jesus’ loyal followers fled when He needed them most.The Nkrumaists chose to live according to the Word. At least in Jesus’ case, one of His followers, stood by His side right to the Cross. In the case of Nkrumah, however, not a single person from the millions of CPP members, hit the streets in protest against his overthrow.

Yaw Anokye Frimpong was not yet two years by then, so I will pardon him for not hitting the streets. But wait, more opportunities showed up later where he and other Nkrumaists should have stood up and fought for Nkrumah’s name.

In 1979, the only united pro-Nkrumaist political party, the People’s National Party (PNP) formed government. By December 1981, this pro-Nkrumaist government was overthrown by Nkrumaists. And just like February 1966, no Nkrumaist hit the streets in protest. Yaw Anokye Frimpong was seventeen then but failed to organize the student-front in protest.  I must admit that Kwaku Baako and a handful of others showed some resistance and were jailed. Kwasi Pratt Jnr, however offered unsolicited services to the new regime, which resulted in the arrest and jailing of some of his socialist colleagues. The Nkrumaists in the PNDC were now converts and could no longer be described as such.

The Nkrumaists petitioned Rawlings to remove Kotoka’s name from our international airport. He told them that they should leave Kotoka alone, because he was a hero who overthrew Nkrumah to restore democracy in Ghana. Apart from Kwaku Baako and a very few others who protested, no sound or cry came from any other Nkrumaist. Then Rawlings went about saying all Nkrumah did was to give Ghana, a national flag and a national anthem. There were no street protests.

Today, the Nkrumaists have decided to remain separate and watch the boat sink, but would be quick to hit the media landscape and accuse people as traitors and betrayers of Nkrumah. Speaking with such passion, as if Nkrumah’s fall is the worst thing that happened to this side of the planet earth.

If they have true love for Nkrumah and are pure loyalists, why did they drive Nkrumah’s daughter, Samia, from their fold?

The direct line of succession, from Nkrumah went to Limann’s PNP and later PNC. So, if the PNC holds direct inheritance, where from today’s CPP and the others?

Nkrumaists should give Ghanaians a big break and stop exaggerating their love for Nkrumah. They hate the old man!

Hon. Daniel Dugan

The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect The Chronicle’s stance.

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