{"id":1111096,"date":"2022-06-05T13:17:25","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T13:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/05\/oliver-barker-vormawor-travels-to-nkrumahs-home-town-to-bath-in-the-black-water-ghanaians-react\/"},"modified":"2022-06-05T13:17:25","modified_gmt":"2022-06-05T13:17:25","slug":"oliver-barker-vormawor-travels-to-nkrumahs-home-town-to-bath-in-the-black-water-ghanaians-react","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/05\/oliver-barker-vormawor-travels-to-nkrumahs-home-town-to-bath-in-the-black-water-ghanaians-react\/","title":{"rendered":"Oliver Barker-Vormawor Travels To Nkrumah&#8217;s Home Town To Bath In The Black Water; Ghanaians React"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2df3d67525a341deb9bd60db51784426\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Harvard trained Ghanaian lawyer and one of the topmost convenors of #FixtheCountry group, Osagyefo Oliver Barker-Vormawor on Sunday travelled all his way from the Greater Accra to the home town of Ghana&#8217;s first president, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah to bath in the black water.<\/p>\n<p>The tradition of the people of Nkrofo believe that Dr Kwame Nkrumah bathed in the black water before he became the president of Ghana. This made many social media users who saw his photo trending on social media guess he is working on becoming president.<\/p>\n<p>Nkrofo is a small town in the Western Region of Ghana. It is the town where the first president of Ghana was born.<\/p>\n<p>Below are some reaction from top Ghanaians and celebrities upon seeing the move by <span style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);\">Osagyefo Oliver Barker-Vormawor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);\"><span class=\"ql-cursor\">\ufeff<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/6c3eea493d344515a5a5b8302e489e09\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Presidential staffer, Chalse Nii Teiko Tagoe said &#8220;So Osagyefo Oliver Barker-Vormawor traveled all the way to Osagyefo\u00a0Dr. Kwame Nkrumah\u2019s hometown, Nkrofo in the Western Region to bath in the Black River with the hope that he becomes president one day? This country ankasa no, you it\u2019s okay&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Elle Bubune Kemmey said &#8220;When your President went to Israel to touch walls and pray you found no voice, when his personal dream has become a national burden&#8230;.you it&#8217;s okay, today is Sunday&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Check more reactions from the link below: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100003647807855\/posts\/pfbid0Q5yyB2MWkQubd8pNsdvZKs3DifqBwvgjsg1wkzPRg1o1CQLBVzGzFbVpQKQiVY9kl\/<\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: Newsflash (via  Opera<br \/>\nNews )<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"copyright hide\">\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       () , , , , , , , , .      \/ ,  and\/or  .     ,  , and\/or  ,      and\/or     <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"see-more\"><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"tags\">\nGhana<br \/>\nNkrumah<br \/>\nOliver Barker-Vormawor<br \/>\nOsagyefo<br \/>\nWestern Region<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harvard trained Ghanaian lawyer and one of the topmost convenors of #FixtheCountry group, Osagyefo Oliver Barker-Vormawor on Sunday travelled all his way from the Greater Accra to the home town of Ghana&#8217;s first president, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah to bath in the black water. 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