Arguably, Kwame Nkrumah is the best leader Africa has ever had in its history. Ghana has successfully passed on the remarkable achievements to younger generations, including mine, which did not witness the government of Nkrumah. It has been so well done to the extent that we don\u2019t learn any \u2018wrongs\u2019 of him in school.
\nI believe even a class 6 pupil knows the name Kwame Nkrumah and will be able to narrate a short history about him. This is because there is so much said, written and named after him. I don\u2019t want to bore readers with the long list of historical monuments which have been named after him \u2013 the most recent being FPSO Nkrumah, something that he did not contribute to.
\nMany would agree with me that Ghana is what it is today not only because of the ideas and works of Osagyefo alone. As such, we must also recognise the works of our other leaders who have made some positive contributions to our progress to \u2018paradise\u2019. The other leaders may have done some wrongs but the same can be said of Kwame because he was not a saint. It is in the light of the above that I think we have had enough recognition of him.
\nSome people may not like Rawlings and\/or Kufuor because their eyes are covered with \u2018political scales\u2019 which do not allow them to see anything good about the period of their leadership. All they can point to is the \u2018evil\u2019. However, I believe both of them are worthy of praise. If for nothing at all, they did not cling on to power like the Mugabe\u2019s, the Gbagbo\u2019s, the Kibaki\u2019s and the like. They have contributed to our freedom.
\nThat is why I think that the FPSO should have been named after Rawlings and Kufuor and not Kwame Nkrumah. If it is not too late, President Mills should rename the facility \u2018FPSO Rawlings Kufuor\u2019. This would also be giving due recognition to whom it is due and the name would be more unifying than Nkrumah.
\nIf it is true that other people have made (and continue to make) positive contributions to our development, then I dare say that we have had enough recognition for Nkrumah and little or nothing of the others. It is about time we gave them their due.
\nGod bless our homeland Ghana.
\nSource: George Baah Email: Bageo81@yahoo.co.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Arguably, Kwame Nkrumah is the best leader Africa has ever had in its history. Ghana has successfully passed on the remarkable achievements to younger generations, including mine, which did not witness the government of Nkrumah. It has been so well done to the extent that we don\u2019t learn any \u2018wrongs\u2019 of him in school. I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-274053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\n