Prof. Oquaye exposed over twisted Nkrumah facts

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Madzia 9 years ago

Nkrumahist who always distort history. Nkrumah was no energy expert. Plans for hydro dam were in place during the times of Guggisberg. The dam was also built by the Americans for the benefit of the USA. The side effect or end ...
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Nkrumahist who always distort history. Nkrumah was no energy expert. Plans for hydro dam were in place during the times of Guggisberg. The dam was also built by the Americans for the benefit of the USA. The side effect or end product was to be the benefit for Ghana. Can't believe the person who made the allegation was an mp in the 1st Republic. No wonder we r where we 60 years later. PS. Waiting for the by products of Nkrumahist education policy to come and argue illogicaly.
chief vandal 9 years ago

Madzia,
Let us assume or agree that Ocquaye is right about the plans being in place. What has that got to do with anything? Kuffour time was when the MDA built a lot of infra structure because it was financed by the US are g ...
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Madzia,
Let us assume or agree that Ocquaye is right about the plans being in place. What has that got to do with anything? Kuffour time was when the MDA built a lot of infra structure because it was financed by the US are going to deny the credit to Kuffour's administration.
the prophets 9 years ago

Nkrumah contributed his quota towards ghana"s independece but soon robbed us of freedom, sought to imprison his colleagues who started it all.

Nkrumah contributed his quota towards ghana"s independece but soon robbed us of freedom, sought to imprison his colleagues who started it all.
Roger 9 years ago

Dear Madam Lucy Animwaah Anim, the question is: had the feasibility studies, drawings and funding for the Akosombo Dam been secured by the colonial masters before Kwame Nkrumah assumed office as President? You have not disput ...
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Dear Madam Lucy Animwaah Anim, the question is: had the feasibility studies, drawings and funding for the Akosombo Dam been secured by the colonial masters before Kwame Nkrumah assumed office as President? You have not disputed or confirmed this by all your fuming. Simply accepting this as a fact takes nothing out of the fact the dam was built during the Nkrumah regime. Feasibility studies, drawings and funding don't turn themselves into structures. It takes great leaders of Nkrumah's stature and foresight. Feckless and corrupt leaders, the likes of Mahama, given all the funds in the vaults of the World Bank, with whatever studies and drawings, build nothing. So, Prof. Mike Oquaye may be right whatever his motives and you also are right that Nkrumah was a great leader. No feuding for nothing, please.
Abele B. DeLutte 9 years ago

Historically yes, Prof Ocquaye is right. Kwame implemented the project which was already in the pipeline.

Historically yes, Prof Ocquaye is right. Kwame implemented the project which was already in the pipeline.
Vodoo Xebieso 9 years ago

Idiot, and what about Tema township and harbour, KNUST, GIHOC, Ghana Institute of Journalism etc.

Idiot, and what about Tema township and harbour, KNUST, GIHOC, Ghana Institute of Journalism etc.
KWASI. Accra. 9 years ago

when someone throws bombs at you and want to kill you,you let him go free.
Every sensible person knows when you threaten someone with death you will be arrested.

when someone throws bombs at you and want to kill you,you let him go free.
Every sensible person knows when you threaten someone with death you will be arrested.
MenayeAFUAforiwa 9 years ago

According to Mr.Ocquaye, Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah was able to construct the Akosombo Dam because the plan was a laid down project by the British Colonial masters. My question is in all his political life what did he Ocquaye do ...
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According to Mr.Ocquaye, Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah was able to construct the Akosombo Dam because the plan was a laid down project by the British Colonial masters. My question is in all his political life what did he Ocquaye do for the people he represented as an MP at Dome-Kwabenya? It is very painful to hear people who are supposed know better debased themselves as Middle school children to make such useless statements. It is a SHAME for a leader of the NPP to come so low to play such gutter politics in the country.
Bob Addai Kumasi 9 years ago

granted that Ocquaye is right if could the drawings have got up without the foresighted ness of a visionary and a courageous not to mention a selfless one to build the dam? How many of such projects have been built even when ...
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granted that Ocquaye is right if could the drawings have got up without the foresighted ness of a visionary and a courageous not to mention a selfless one to build the dam? How many of such projects have been built even when all the needed resources have been provided? Give credit to Dr Nkrumah. We as a nation OWE him alot inspite of our political leanings.
Destiny. 9 years ago

AFUAforiwa, wo na w'ka asem no.(Well-said!).
I agree with what you said. In Western Countries, plan are not only drawn, but ALSO IMPLEMENTED.Too much 'booklong'.
Such is the mentality and ineptitude. Acheampong even starte ...
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AFUAforiwa, wo na w'ka asem no.(Well-said!).
I agree with what you said. In Western Countries, plan are not only drawn, but ALSO IMPLEMENTED.Too much 'booklong'.
Such is the mentality and ineptitude. Acheampong even started the central sewage system through 'walantu walansa'and we are still using 'suck away' and latrine pans in Accra, the capital. Somebody tell these people in high places to get their priorities right and do something sensible for the nation.
Koo Kwakye 9 years ago

So if finances were already in place, why was KA Gbedemah, Nkrumahs right hand man and Minister of finance globthrotting the world looking for funds for the construction of the dam, for which the opposition condemned because ...
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So if finances were already in place, why was KA Gbedemah, Nkrumahs right hand man and Minister of finance globthrotting the world looking for funds for the construction of the dam, for which the opposition condemned because electricity to them was not important at the time?

Prof Ocquaye is one of the extremely dishonest persons in Ghana's politics. Its a shame he's rather showing this whilst he ages, instead of becoming honest with age.
Kwank 9 years ago

Ocquaye is getting CRAZY. How can a professor say Nkrumah was not the founder of Ghana. If these things were there on paper and he comes to implement them. When the Bui Dam was completed why did we not invite the British co ...
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Ocquaye is getting CRAZY. How can a professor say Nkrumah was not the founder of Ghana. If these things were there on paper and he comes to implement them. When the Bui Dam was completed why did we not invite the British colonial masters.
Santino 9 years ago

Discerning minds would agree with the Prof. How can a country be founded by one person? Think, people think.

Discerning minds would agree with the Prof. How can a country be founded by one person? Think, people think.
HONESTY 9 years ago

Stay with the topic which is Akosombo and not the issue of who or who is not founder.

Stay with the topic which is Akosombo and not the issue of who or who is not founder.
HONESTY 9 years ago

CORRECTION

CORRECTION
ALIMI YAO 9 years ago

Nkrumah IS the founder of MODERN GHANA.

Nkrumah IS the founder of MODERN GHANA.
NIMA BOY 9 years ago

Santino you equally need to think.South Africans fight for the abolishment of apathied was not fought by Mandela alone,but by the ANC and sought africans in general.But tell me,if today we talk about freedom of SA from apathi ...
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Santino you equally need to think.South Africans fight for the abolishment of apathied was not fought by Mandela alone,but by the ANC and sought africans in general.But tell me,if today we talk about freedom of SA from apathied,whose name do we call? Mandela ofcourse.Eventhough he did not fight the regime alone.
Same apply to Nkrumah and the independence of Gh.He was the leading figure at the time.At that time the mention of independence,Nkrumah comes to mind.He wanted independence "NOW" whiles those whose descendant today want us to regard them as founders disagreed.Eno bi so?
OneGhana 9 years ago

Foolish talk! Who goy the Americans to build the dam? Did you forget hoe Nkrumah met Eisenhower over the discrimination against Gbedemah, after which Eisenhower got kaiser on board? Some of you are so stupid you can't see bey ...
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Foolish talk! Who goy the Americans to build the dam? Did you forget hoe Nkrumah met Eisenhower over the discrimination against Gbedemah, after which Eisenhower got kaiser on board? Some of you are so stupid you can't see beyond your noses.
abu okyeman KIBI 9 years ago

THANKS,NKRUMAH DID NOT HAVE THE MIND OF ANY OF THE PROJECTS .OUR COLONIAL MASTERS HAVE ALL THIS PROJECTS INITIATED BEFORE AND AFTER NKRUMAH IMPLEMENTED IT ., READ THE STOREY OF DR.JB.DANQUAH ,WE HAVE PATIENTS TO WAIT.ALL,THE ...
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THANKS,NKRUMAH DID NOT HAVE THE MIND OF ANY OF THE PROJECTS .OUR COLONIAL MASTERS HAVE ALL THIS PROJECTS INITIATED BEFORE AND AFTER NKRUMAH IMPLEMENTED IT ., READ THE STOREY OF DR.JB.DANQUAH ,WE HAVE PATIENTS TO WAIT.ALL,THE DAM, THE TEXTILES ,GIHOC AND ALL THE PROJECTS WAS ON COURSE BEFORE NKRUMAH CAME TO POWER.NKRUMAH IMPLEMENTED IT.
kaketonti 9 years ago

Good;then Nkrumah is selfless,vlsionary and patriotic.

Good;then Nkrumah is selfless,vlsionary and patriotic.
EBO KOBINA 9 years ago

OKAY, PROF. OQUAYE , THE BLUEPRINT IS YOUR FACE GO TO YOUR CONSTITUICY AND AT LEAST CONTRUCT ONE GUTTER TO STOP THE ACCRA FLOODS . THEN YOU CAN TALK ABOUT NKRUMAH WHO HAS BEEN HAUNTING YOU SINCE YOU WERE A STUDENT .DUMB ASS.O ...
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OKAY, PROF. OQUAYE , THE BLUEPRINT IS YOUR FACE GO TO YOUR CONSTITUICY AND AT LEAST CONTRUCT ONE GUTTER TO STOP THE ACCRA FLOODS . THEN YOU CAN TALK ABOUT NKRUMAH WHO HAS BEEN HAUNTING YOU SINCE YOU WERE A STUDENT .DUMB ASS.OFUI .
chief vandal 9 years ago

Please ignore Prof Ocquaye. He is a swindler. He should be asked to refund all the monies he stole whiles in Ghana High Commission in India.
I do not pay him any mind. He is a latter day saint to the NPP traditions but is wo ...
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Please ignore Prof Ocquaye. He is a swindler. He should be asked to refund all the monies he stole whiles in Ghana High Commission in India.
I do not pay him any mind. He is a latter day saint to the NPP traditions but is worst than the original members. Nkrumah is forever and there is nothing he can do about it.
HONESTY 9 years ago

National archives must start securing and protecting our history before it is distorted and destroyed by lies forever.

Just imagine, everyone had lost, forgotten or did not know who designed the national flag until the po ...
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National archives must start securing and protecting our history before it is distorted and destroyed by lies forever.

Just imagine, everyone had lost, forgotten or did not know who designed the national flag until the poor woman got upset when her only honour was mistakenly switched to Prof. Mills.

The Dirty Professor knew what he was doing in trying to distort facts.

Yes, the electricity project was initiated by the British with a completely different motive and smaller size until Nkrumah became Head of Gov't business and found it.

He decided to pursue it even after the British had lost their means of funding and decided to pull out.
Give honour to whom honour is due. It is the great mark of a great nation.
Don Blunt 9 years ago

HONESTY admits: "Yes, the electricity project was initiated by the British..."
Prof. Mike Oquaye claimed: "Kwame Nkrumah was able to construct the Akosombo Dam because all the feasibility studies, drawings and funding had be ...
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HONESTY admits: "Yes, the electricity project was initiated by the British..."
Prof. Mike Oquaye claimed: "Kwame Nkrumah was able to construct the Akosombo Dam because all the feasibility studies, drawings and funding had been secured by the colonial masters before he assumed office as President".

Because of this statement, HONESTY says: "The Dirty Professor knew what he was doing in trying to distort facts. "

Has HONESTY problems with Honesty?
HONESTY 9 years ago

HALF TRUTHS ARE DANGEROUS.

Imagine you are very thirty and walking with your brother on a long trek to nowhere.
You meet a white man who points to a direction where you can find water.

You refuse to go although dying ...
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HALF TRUTHS ARE DANGEROUS.

Imagine you are very thirty and walking with your brother on a long trek to nowhere.
You meet a white man who points to a direction where you can find water.

You refuse to go although dying of thirst, but your brother bundles you and take you there by force.

Years later, you say to everyone, if it was not for the white man we would not have found water.

Now a little test. Tell me what is wrong with the last statement from the story?
NTIKUMA ANANSE 9 years ago

DISHONESTY IS THE MAKE UP OF PLEBIANS AND THEY ALWAYS TURN ROUND, ALWAYS QUICKLY CALLING OTHERS PLEBIANS.

DISHONESTY IS THE MAKE UP OF PLEBIANS AND THEY ALWAYS TURN ROUND, ALWAYS QUICKLY CALLING OTHERS PLEBIANS.
Boateng 9 years ago

Tell them! HONESTY

Tell them! HONESTY
Otoo 9 years ago

I wonder how this brainless Ocquaye was awarded a professorship at the Univ. of Ghana. It is a shame and a disgrace to the University to have this functional illiterate as a Professor. What was this brainless Professor teach ...
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I wonder how this brainless Ocquaye was awarded a professorship at the Univ. of Ghana. It is a shame and a disgrace to the University to have this functional illiterate as a Professor. What was this brainless Professor teaching the students. These sellouts and CIA agents are only there to sell Ghana and Africa to the whiteman. This stupid Ocquaye should go and reeducate himself.
Prof. Ocquaye is just stupid and can never rewrite the history of Ghana.
Wise 9 years ago

This man is an embarrassment to all professors. He doesn't know his facts at all. He's known for making such illogical and factually inaccurate statements. I remember Kweku Baaku had to call him to order on some other histori ...
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This man is an embarrassment to all professors. He doesn't know his facts at all. He's known for making such illogical and factually inaccurate statements. I remember Kweku Baaku had to call him to order on some other historical issues. He has never been right. These are the people Akuffo Addo is trusting to help him win and form a government... hahahahaha
Factually Reliable 9 years ago

Prof! why do you make people laugh and insult university of Ghana like that? Why?

Prof! why do you make people laugh and insult university of Ghana like that? Why?
Annorwuo 9 years ago

But I can assure you that many of these sycophants are going to be very disappointed! Akuffo Addo and his inner-circle are keeping things to their chests,and are only too happy to use the support of some of these "useful idio ...
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But I can assure you that many of these sycophants are going to be very disappointed! Akuffo Addo and his inner-circle are keeping things to their chests,and are only too happy to use the support of some of these "useful idiots". Nana did not hng around with people like Kofi Batsa,the Editor of The vanguard,the official mouthpiece of the CPP, for nothing!
still rastafari 9 years ago

same neo colonialists built the dams etc
nkrumah criticized and criticized

same neo colonialists built the dams etc
nkrumah criticized and criticized
HONESTY 9 years ago

Go and study the contract. bullshit.

Go and study the contract. bullshit.
still rastafari 9 years ago

grow out of this nkrumah obsession

grow out of this nkrumah obsession
Mr Objective 9 years ago

This terrorist gang will never accept that the truth about Nkrumah has resurrected and restored to glory after the did to his name and books. But the truth like cork will not remain under water forever.
Forward Ever!
Backw ...
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This terrorist gang will never accept that the truth about Nkrumah has resurrected and restored to glory after the did to his name and books. But the truth like cork will not remain under water forever.
Forward Ever!
Backward Never!!
There is Victory for Us!!!
Abeeku Mensah 9 years ago

Those who cannot function beyond their hatred for other Ghanaians, one party or ethnic tribe do so at their own peril. For those who will rewrite history and or assail anyone and anything about Nkrumah's legacy I ask of you o ...
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Those who cannot function beyond their hatred for other Ghanaians, one party or ethnic tribe do so at their own peril. For those who will rewrite history and or assail anyone and anything about Nkrumah's legacy I ask of you one simple question: What additional and productive development do we have to show for all the governments that have come and gone since Nkrumah left the Ghana scene in 1966? If all those who came after Nkrumah have been at the best or are judged to be better than Nkrumah then why do we have the ongoing inter party silliness, tribal skirmishes due to party politicking in Ghana and an economic curse that will not leave Ghana? Our own actions over the past 40+ years speak volumes and no amount of praise or dishonor to Nkrumah's name or legacy can wipe away our actions and or record up-to-date.
KKO 9 years ago

Some of you are stuck in your ignorant past. That is why Ghana is not going anywhere fast. The original Akosombo dam generated just 992 MW.

Here is a World Bank source prepared by the Government of Ghana itself. Busia pla ...
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Some of you are stuck in your ignorant past. That is why Ghana is not going anywhere fast. The original Akosombo dam generated just 992 MW.

Here is a World Bank source prepared by the Government of Ghana itself. Busia planned the Akuse Dam and Acheampong completed it. Kufuor added substantially more.

In 1966 Ghana had 26 Kilometres of Motorway. Today it has about 500. Were those added by the ghost of Kwame Nkrumah? How about secondary schools? The best in his time were all built by the colonial government or the Churches.

Three universities in 1966? About 40 today?

Common grow up and stop writing garbage!

"Electricity supply sources
33. Until 1998, the supply of electricity in Ghana was exclusively from hydroelectric sources. Since
then about 1,000 MW of thermal generation capacity has been added. Currently, the installed nameplate
generation capacity is 2,412 MW. The current dependable generation capacity of 2,125 MW in Ghana is
made up of about 50% hydro and 50% thermal"
TOM 9 years ago

hello kko. tell me about your professional background and i will teach you the basics of electricity.

what was the population in Ghana at the time the akosombo was built?

the akosombo dam was built in what year?

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hello kko. tell me about your professional background and i will teach you the basics of electricity.

what was the population in Ghana at the time the akosombo was built?

the akosombo dam was built in what year?

now, are aware of what 992 MW is capable of taken care of?

dont make any comments just to make comments. follow oquay and other political LIERs and your FUTURE WILL ONLY BE DARKNESS

do you know what MW stands for? LIERS. NO WONDER GHANA IN IN SHAMBLES.
KKO 9 years ago

These figures are in the public domain. It is not rocket science. What I posted is in direct response to Abeeku's falsehood that no government has added anything to what Kwame Nkrumah did.

If you are an electrical enginee ...
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These figures are in the public domain. It is not rocket science. What I posted is in direct response to Abeeku's falsehood that no government has added anything to what Kwame Nkrumah did.

If you are an electrical engineer, what has been your earthshaking contribution to Ghana? You can't run Akosombo, you can't run Aboase, you can't run Bui, just dum so dum so. So what's the big deal?
TOM 9 years ago

HOW DO YOU DEFINE MOTORWAY?

HOW DO YOU DEFINE MOTORWAY?
KWAME-BELGIUM 9 years ago

This old man, is he an honest person? All that he knows like he is telling us are nothing more than lies. You are a disgrace to your people.

This old man, is he an honest person? All that he knows like he is telling us are nothing more than lies. You are a disgrace to your people.
Ras Bo @ London 9 years ago

They have nothing constructive to offer, their stomach is their benchmark after that the rest of Ghanaians can go to hell.
What reckless generation are these? They live their lives by scheming evil and becoming overlord in c ...
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They have nothing constructive to offer, their stomach is their benchmark after that the rest of Ghanaians can go to hell.
What reckless generation are these? They live their lives by scheming evil and becoming overlord in communities by siphoning from wherever by whatever means they can to keep up their ill-gotten fame and bequeath these traits to their children’s children.

Fellow Ghanaians, be aware that “Difficulties” are part of life, so it is for a growing nation like ours. It takes sacrifices to build and not laziness and gluttony to consume and destroy what we have here and now. It is obvious that the gluttonous opposition NPP has nothing to clinch on for their campaign; so they think using “corruption” as a slogan will earn them some moral image.

The question is “Who is more corrupt in Ghana than these Dankwa / Busia folks?”

They were lazy and dull witted with UGCC and Nkrumah came to turn things around to obtain independence and republic for Ghana, an enviable position that has liberated the whole of Africa and other parts of the world. What did these reckless do if they think they have the people of Ghana at heart? The sickness of DANKWA/BUSIA people is that, they don’t believe in themselves; had it not been that they would not have gone for Nkrumah. When Nkrumah was making progress in freeing the country from colonial powers, the dumbness and slow thinkers of these Dankwa/ Busua’s cannot grasped the enormous knowledge and experience of Osagyefo.

When Nkrumah became successful with the struggle these DANKWA / BUSIA people became jealous and bitter and it is this feeling that has degenerated into your current circumstances which continue to trouble this great nation. All arguments from Dankwa -Busia camp aims to bring people down and they will do these no matter what, even if they have to kill they will kill.
They don’t learn nor create; evil dwells in their heart. Like Saul in the Bible, when he saw David’s successes, he became so jealous and plot many schemes to eliminate him. But Alas! You have brought untold curse unto your families and generation for that matter "SIN CLUTCHES AT YOUR DOORS" for taken the whole nation for ransom just for the hate of one man. The man died long ago yet you still fight him and have not defeated him.

Our independence struggle is over, we are Ghanaians let’s not live by who gave birth to us but live by what we can use our God given energy to create and bring peace and justice to our fellow being. If the descendants of these Dankwa / Busia parties can see, appreciate and accommodate others views, we all can move this country forward. They need to desist from plagiarising what persist in some countries and learn to create from within (it is not just buying and selling) it is development of human capital.

They took bribe to overthrow Dr.Kwame Nkrumah

They sold our Atomic energy to the Americans.

They are so racist that, they caused the deportation of mass foreign experts and industrialist from the country when Busia took over.

They pulled down all and abandoned all viable economic projects all because Nkrumah started it. “Everything Nkrumah is bad” yet they could not chalked down anything better memorable that has transformed any life in Ghana

Busia took to the presidency with too much talking and did nothing; He initiated policies and executed none of them. Whilst Dankwa descendants are seriously siphoning from state coffers to enrich and entrenched their families and well-wishers. Thank God the then military saw all these dishonesty, nepotism, neo-colonialism and indiscipline growing from these arrogant nation wreckers and non-entities who seek power and don’t know what to do with it than selling what has been built

Education is nothing to them; for them to get to the top means how much money you can exhibit or show to the public but careless about how they make their monies, they are greedy and enjoy backbiting, destroying, killing and make shameless utterances, bullying, join occult and make use of cannabis; these days cocaine.

Too much Trivialmindedness has engulfed with these so called Dankwa/Busia descendants who have never in their lives said the truth nor demonstrated maturity. They always portray silliness, low self-esteemed and endemic mental slavery. What is so worrying is that they don’t mind destroying others because they want power. Attacking and distracting leaders without sound alternative is not only sickening but also portrays immaturity and emptiness of these cohorts. They just want to do or say something to grab unnecessary attention. They have no solution???. if you test their opinion by deep analysis, you always end up by cheap and shallow political biases and unfounded allegations.

They are so narrow minded that they will always dwell on shallow empty propaganda than to think of constructive alternative that will prove their ability as thinkers than “political hip pops” challenging and making empty utterances when silence would have earn them some respect.

It is very unfortunate to have calibre of people who displays nothing than greediness gluttony and cranking attitude towards each other. Even within their party they find it difficult to unite, how would they be able to unite the whole nation? NPP is a truly a joke they have nothing to offer. By their deeds you shall know them.

Ghanaians should not be blinded by these tax looters who only seek their interest by lobbying through their agents who are scattered throughout the country. Their sole interest is to make every regime ungovernable by castigating lies, ugly insults, throwing bombs, killing women, burning markets, lengthy shallow litigations in courts and false alarm blowers. What can they boast of themselves and what have they achieved for Ghana?
They want Ghanaians to be sub-servants to them whilst in their own thinking and mental deliberations; they perpetually remain slaves to neo colonialism.

Have you so soon forgotten how Kuffour brought Gisele Yaazi to Ghana as “special economic advisor” accommodated her in La Palm hotel with seven armed body guards which he later impregnated her with twins?
Were there not economic titans in Ghana at the time Miss Yaazi came in? And what role did she play in making Ghana the heaven Kuffour wanted?

Have you so soon forgotten how Kuffour who has no money to renovate his current residence and it was a farmer friend who sponsored the renovation of the house? Two years down the lane, after twisted the arm of Miss Yaazi by Kuffour`s own promises to her with regard to “hotel wa-wa”, Till today his son can buys hotel bigger than his father’s house. Incredible!!! Where was his son when the father’s house was going down?

Have you also done diligence to who owns Accra mall?
Who now owns Merchant Bank?
What is the source of Addo Kuffour`s income? Who as of now marks the 5th richest person in Africa?

Kuffour travelled more than any President on earth yet what did he bring home?
Kuffour introduced more initiatives (PSI) than any president which one of them survived?
Kuffour`s ministerial appointments was higher than all presidents what were their achievements?
Kuffour`s time in office saw real brutality of innocent and vulnerable people but you offered no defence nor justice for them (Issah Mobilla and Yaa Naa)
Kuffour`s Turn saw over 200 people dying in a stadium which your appointee (Jake Mulato) squandered all donations both foreign and abroad.
“Kick Backs” was the term in your administration and your party chairman then confirms to that.
It is you who has made the presidency so cheap that people like Nkrabea Effah Darteh wants to be president.
Our country became the hub of Cocaine activities. The over spending of these “junkies” is what has lured every Ghanaian today to be rich at all cost.
Kojo 9 years ago

Where this this guy got his education?, Or is he on drugs or sheer hatred for Kwame Nkrumah?. This is insane. I think his mind needs an examination. This fool don't know anything.

Where this this guy got his education?, Or is he on drugs or sheer hatred for Kwame Nkrumah?. This is insane. I think his mind needs an examination. This fool don't know anything.
Yaw Adu-Asare 9 years ago

Mike Oquaye's disdain for Kwme Nkrumah is too glaring.

Mike Oquaye's disdain for Kwme Nkrumah is too glaring.
Ugly Akufo Addo 9 years ago

Akufo Addos father did nothing for Ghana n who ? Stupid old man will nt send his son to go n operate his eye n his there talking nonsense

Akufo Addos father did nothing for Ghana n who ? Stupid old man will nt send his son to go n operate his eye n his there talking nonsense
Joe Turkey 9 years ago

I thought this woman was going to disprove what Prof Qquaye said. What has Nkrumah's threat to break away from Commonwealth got to do with Akosombo Dam? Did she even listen carefully to what Oquaye was saying? Illogical 'ol w ...
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I thought this woman was going to disprove what Prof Qquaye said. What has Nkrumah's threat to break away from Commonwealth got to do with Akosombo Dam? Did she even listen carefully to what Oquaye was saying? Illogical 'ol women (and men) like this should not eve be given press time (or space). These were some of the dangerous paths Nkrumah led Ghana in those days - making people like Lucy Animwaah believe that He, Nkrumah was a Messiah. Indeed, that was in the Ghana Young Pioneers creed - Nkrumah does no wrong, Nkrumah is our Messiah, Nkrumah never dies". School children were forced to memorize and recite this nonsense each morning before starting classes.
Annorwuo 9 years ago

Then you should answer this question: Where were the Brits when Nkrumah was lobbying the American Administration under Eisenhower to get the Kaiser boss to undertake this monumental development project?
Who can deny the fact ...
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Then you should answer this question: Where were the Brits when Nkrumah was lobbying the American Administration under Eisenhower to get the Kaiser boss to undertake this monumental development project?
Who can deny the fact that he and a few of Nana`s 'loyalists',masterminded the ouster of a level-headed guy like Ayikoi Otoo,as head of the NPP`s Constitutional/Legal C`ttee,so they could proceed to undermine the current party leadership under Paul Afoko and Kwabena Agyapong with their[that of the lobsided C`ttee] unsolicited and preposterous opinion which we all heard about very recently? Where were all these 'smart' attorneys,when Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie was given Nana Akomea,the party`s frm Director of Communications,a public tongue lashing and dressing down?
RAYMOND NASH, LONDON 9 years ago

You are damn right Joe Turkey,I think our children are not being taught the correct history of Ghana, from the 1950s to date.

It is so disheartening that Ghana's historians are just as corrupt in what they feed the childre ...
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You are damn right Joe Turkey,I think our children are not being taught the correct history of Ghana, from the 1950s to date.

It is so disheartening that Ghana's historians are just as corrupt in what they feed the children who grow up not knowing the true colours of Nkrumah, the so-called "messiah" who "never dies" and "does no wrong".

The cold blooded murderer that he was and the "messiah" he claimed to be.

Our historians should let all Ghanaians know why and how the 1966 coup was staged.

I am even shocked that Francis and Samia boldly come on platforms today to profess what "good" their evil father did for Ghana.

Have they been told about the numerous bad things he did, I don't think so.

Professor Ocquaye is 100% right in what he said.
I think Lucy is still in her early 30's so she does'nt know what she is talking about.
Pure ignorance.
NICHOLAS 9 years ago

It is becoming habitual on the part of Prof Oquaye to twist facts about the great Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah in order to run him down. Let Prof Oquaye be reminded that the works and achievements of the Osagyefo are embedded in ...
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It is becoming habitual on the part of Prof Oquaye to twist facts about the great Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah in order to run him down. Let Prof Oquaye be reminded that the works and achievements of the Osagyefo are embedded in the minds of well-meaning and honest Ghanaians. Therefore there is no way he can change the history of this country to suit the Tradition which he belongs. The Tradition which is notoriously the embodiment of nation wracking.

Prof Oquaye Ghanaians need a break.
Bernard 9 years ago

If all the preparatory work, designs and so on were done by the colonial masters, why didn't the UP tradition led by Busia protest to the British Government. Instead he went to the US to ask Congress not to support the Akoso ...
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If all the preparatory work, designs and so on were done by the colonial masters, why didn't the UP tradition led by Busia protest to the British Government. Instead he went to the US to ask Congress not to support the Akosombo Dam Project.

Meanwhile, thi was exactly what Adu Boahen did when as Professor of History, he made sure Nkrumah's name was deleted from the history books. Now, who is being acclaimed and celebrated as the African hero? Is it JB Danquah, Busia or which of these terrorists? Your guessis as good as mine.
KWASI. Accra. 9 years ago

Thank you for this comment. Brilliant

Thank you for this comment. Brilliant
Concerned 9 years ago

I am just curious because she sounds so objective
She like many others want the indemnity clause removed but will not tolerate idiots like ocuaye. The Bush ga man

I am just curious because she sounds so objective
She like many others want the indemnity clause removed but will not tolerate idiots like ocuaye. The Bush ga man
IB 9 years ago

what is he talking about. is it out of personal hatred or political, Dr Nkrumah is more an academic than him because he the 'late' of blessed memory respects other professionals. I use to have respect for him a lot but he has ...
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what is he talking about. is it out of personal hatred or political, Dr Nkrumah is more an academic than him because he the 'late' of blessed memory respects other professionals. I use to have respect for him a lot but he has lost it from me big time. he should tell Ghanaian's his productive achievements, which has benefited Ghanaian's let alone the African continent. it is a shame to his academic career. he should give us a break and enjoy his CIA booties.
Obournana 9 years ago

It is gradually becoming clear that there are no honest persons in the UP/NPP family when it comes to independence and the development of Ghana. ho does not know how Busia and co ran beserk with demonstrations in the US to pr ...
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It is gradually becoming clear that there are no honest persons in the UP/NPP family when it comes to independence and the development of Ghana. ho does not know how Busia and co ran beserk with demonstrations in the US to prevent US helping Ghana to build the Akosombo dam? Had it not being the intelligence and political master strategist in the person of Dr. Nkrumah, Ghana would not have had this energy. What is Prof. Ocquay's problem to say the truth instead dishonestly lying? That God a woman has exposed him to the public. This is the type of people teaching NPP followers how to lie and they are lying all over the FM stations.
BlindMan 9 years ago

George Owusu and the E O Group, otherwise called, The KUFUOR Boys story on Ghana's OIL Exploration, would finally come to 'light'!
The initial sense, where the the Ex-President was accredited for his efforts had changed, an ...
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George Owusu and the E O Group, otherwise called, The KUFUOR Boys story on Ghana's OIL Exploration, would finally come to 'light'!
The initial sense, where the the Ex-President was accredited for his efforts had changed, and George Owusu had lend himself to the front, with Dr Edusei in 'hiding'!
Who told George Owusu, " Oil Explorers did not want to come to Ghana"?
As late back in the 1970, the few LIVING Ghanaians today, who worked on the exploration project KNEW Ghana had cracked at Oil at the Western Coast.
The lessons from the Akosombo Agreement caused Ghana to do similarly to the OIL. We can not afford the $5.00 - $10.00/Barrel for the 50 years and in multiples each time it comes for the renewal of contract - the explorers were also using Nigeria as BAIT and Ghana stood firm.
In the 2000's when the Global demands outrun the supply, Ex-Pres KU4 was hinted on the past work done on Ghana and the search on the DOCUMENTATION resumed at Osu, and then, the leadership HATCHED a scheme involving Edusei and Owusu called the E O Group.
Ghana's Oil find is in a process of being told, and the Kufuor and his Boys scheme would finally come to
light.
Kwame 9 years ago

If the colonialist have thought about building a dam on the Volta River why have they not exploited the potentials of the Congo river. The colonialist took a lot from Africa without giving anything back. The British were here ...
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If the colonialist have thought about building a dam on the Volta River why have they not exploited the potentials of the Congo river. The colonialist took a lot from Africa without giving anything back. The British were here in 1844 it means that at the time they were leaving we would have look at least like a middle town in Britain, but that was not the case.
BlindMan 9 years ago

We need a LITTLE to respond to arguments, not just KPO, KPO!

We need a LITTLE to respond to arguments, not just KPO, KPO!
Dr Robert K Glah 9 years ago

Prof. Mike Oquaye, who was also a former MP for Dome-Kwabenya in the Greater Accra Region, was not telling the truth on the construction of the Dam.

Prof. Mike Oquaye, stated that Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was able to embark on ...
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Prof. Mike Oquaye, who was also a former MP for Dome-Kwabenya in the Greater Accra Region, was not telling the truth on the construction of the Dam.

Prof. Mike Oquaye, stated that Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was able to embark on very important developmental projects like the Construction of the Akosombo Dam and many others because of the fact that all the work had virtually been done by the British Administration he took over from.

The Prof was wrong and untruthful.
Harry Winter 9 years ago

You have not come out with any prove to disaprove what he said. This shows that you are ignorant and the mere fact that said something about Kwame Nkrumah ignorant people like you will jump on him.Get your facts Mr. PHD.

You have not come out with any prove to disaprove what he said. This shows that you are ignorant and the mere fact that said something about Kwame Nkrumah ignorant people like you will jump on him.Get your facts Mr. PHD.
KKO 9 years ago

Robert Glah,
Where did you get your PhD from? The construction of the dam was planned way back in 1929, and believe it or not, JB Danquah was instrumental in keeping it on the books for so long.

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Robert Glah,
Where did you get your PhD from? The construction of the dam was planned way back in 1929, and believe it or not, JB Danquah was instrumental in keeping it on the books for so long.

You may not like this, as one of the "see no evil hear no evil, speak no evil" Ewe intellectuals, but the original location was at Adjena, which would have put the dam directly in the Volta Region. The reason why it was moved to Akosombo where it sits on a near active geological fault was because Kwame Nkrumah was not to sure about the outcome of the plebiscite. It could be in Togolese territory.

If you do not know your history, don't fault Prof Ocquaye!
osei yaw - london 9 years ago

It takes the uneducated and twisted mind to say that the colonial masters had a project for Akosombo before Kwame Nkrumah; and

- one doesn't have to be a rocket scientist to know that, the essence of colonialism was to exp ...
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It takes the uneducated and twisted mind to say that the colonial masters had a project for Akosombo before Kwame Nkrumah; and

- one doesn't have to be a rocket scientist to know that, the essence of colonialism was to exploit and not to develope; but, pathetic Mike Oquaye is not alone

- there was also that so called top historian Adu Boahen who forgot to mention Kwame Nkrumah; in other words, to him, Kwame Nkrumah never existed

Osei Wusu-Khanin/osei yaw - london
Akwasi (London) 9 years ago

'Dr' Ocquaye's analysis to Nkrumah's legacy smacks of ignorance.His conclusions are all wrong.
Nkrumah's legacy is not the infrastural developments he left for Ghana,however great these were.
His greatest contribution is ...
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'Dr' Ocquaye's analysis to Nkrumah's legacy smacks of ignorance.His conclusions are all wrong.
Nkrumah's legacy is not the infrastural developments he left for Ghana,however great these were.
His greatest contribution is the institutional changes he made to the colonial system he inherited.He expanded educational and health opportunities to all citizens at the point of use.He restructured industry and commerce and expanded the role of the state in the market where local capitalism were lacking.
He provided leadership in African identity and helped to give confidence in Africaness.He raised the African profile in world and international affairs and helped to bring down the British and other European empires in Africa. He proved to the diehard racists in South Africa and elsewhere that black people are as capable as the rest of other races.
Dr Oquaye I like to recommend you to read 'Nkrumah and the Ghana Revolution' by the great Trinidadian Writer CLR James. You would learn a thing or two about the Osagyefo.
RAYMOND NASH, LONDON 9 years ago

Akwasi, you sound so ignorant yourself.
Just listen to yourself, he should read a book written by a foreigner about his country, but not by a Ghanaian who has first-hand information of what happened in his own country.
A lo ...
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Akwasi, you sound so ignorant yourself.
Just listen to yourself, he should read a book written by a foreigner about his country, but not by a Ghanaian who has first-hand information of what happened in his own country.
A lot of what you have written is pure rubbish, and I wish I could meet you on a platform to debate Nkrumah's life and Ghana.
Brains 9 years ago

If Ghanaian historians like Adu Boahene and Oquaye relish in twisting facts (for personal gain), why would the gentleman not ask people to read books written by foreigners to help them compare facts. Every honest Ghanaian (in ...
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If Ghanaian historians like Adu Boahene and Oquaye relish in twisting facts (for personal gain), why would the gentleman not ask people to read books written by foreigners to help them compare facts. Every honest Ghanaian (including UP/NPP adherents), acknowledges what Nkrumah has done for Ghana. Of course he made some mistakes, some, very serious, but still, none of your so-called leaders comes close!
ISSA ABONGO 9 years ago

History of Akosombo dam
To anyone connected with the post-war story of the Volta River Project, one theme must stand out most clearly - the theme of perseverance. Essential as independence was to the implementation of the pr ...
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History of Akosombo dam
To anyone connected with the post-war story of the Volta River Project, one theme must stand out most clearly - the theme of perseverance. Essential as independence was to the implementation of the project, it was essential as the ground for progress: the actual progress itself still had to be made the long, hard way. Had there been African unity, of course, the way would not have been so hard or so exacting.
But as it was, it seemed more than once that, for all its potential merits and benefits, the Volta River Project was destined to remain a project-so great were the difficulties, so challenging the times.

The story itself begins in 1949 when the Gold Coast Government commissioned a British firm of consulting engineers, Sir William Halcrow and Partners, to examine a proposed power scheme and report on the wider aspects of the development of the Volta River Basin in respect of health, navigation and communications." The resulting report was published in 1951, but in the meantime the Government had been pursuing its own lines of investigation. In particular, it had come to the conclusion that what was needed was a port to serve Accra and the east, in addition to the expanded port facilities at Takoradi.

Accordingly, when the consultants' report emphasized, among other things, that a new harbor in the east would be essential if the Volta River Project were to materialize, the Government felt that its view in this connection had been endorsed. Sure enough, within six months preliminary work had begun on the Habra site at Tema and on the new town of Tema behind it - but as for the power project itself, many years still had to pass before it even approached fulfillment. Thus, the next step came in 1953 when, in accordance with the Government's promise to the people to examine the possibility of harnessing the power of the Volta, the Volta River Preparatory Commission was established under Commander (now Sir Robert) Jackson. By this time, the Gold Coast had a new Government, elected in 1951, with an African majority, but by the time the Preparatory Commission made its report in 1956 the country was to all intents and purposes self-governing under the leadership of its Prime Minister, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. Even so, with virtual independence, the fate of the project was still uncertain-and the need for perseverance paramount. For, though the Commission found that the project was economically feasible and technically sound" it involved an eventual investment of over 552 million cedis. (£230 million).

True, this sum was to cover the cost of the dam and power installation (at Ajena), the opening up and equipping of the bauxite mines and a complete plant for producing aluminum from bauxite to be sited at Kpong. The scheme, in other words, was fully comprehensive as it stood then. But it was also enormously costly with the result that very extensive participation from outside sources was essential. So it was that for the next few months, the Government, in addition to an ambitious development program in agriculture, education, health and so on, occupied itself with seeking the necessary outside help. For instance, by the time full Independence was achieved on 6th March 1957, extensive meetings had already been held between the government, the United Kingdom Government and two aluminum companies which had originally declared themselves to be interested. Those series of meetings, however, reached no firm conclusion. Indeed, as time and the discussions went on, the chances of a successful outcome seemed more and more remote. For one thing, this was a period of financial stringency when interest rates on loans and lengths of loan repayments became less favorable. In addition, the world demand for aluminum was temporally out-stripped by production capacity, and finally, over and above all this, the attitude of other Governments, which might be interested in participation, was that Ghana should first come to ms satisfactory arrangement with the aluminum companies.

The aluminum companies on the other hand, wanted to be assured of certain factors in advance – for example, the cost of power. But the cost of power. In turn, depend on the conditions on which other Governments might lend Ghana money. If ever there were an example of a vicious circle, this was one and to break it Dr. Nkrumah took the opportunity to an official visit to the United States in July 1958 to raise the problem with President Eisenhower. As a result of their talk, a U.S. firm of consulting engineers, the Henry J. Kaiser Company, was retained by the Ghana and U.S. Governments to make a reassessment of the engineering aspect of the project and the costs. Some seven months later, in March 1959, Kaiser reported. They recommended that Akosombo gorge, originally pinpointed by Kitson, provided and added that there was the possibility of smaller hydro-electric projects at Kpong and Bui which could follow as and when the need arose.

They recommended that the aluminum smelter should be built at Tema where the new town and harbor were now rising fast, rather than at Kpong as originally proposed and they urged that alumna should be imported until revenue from the industry made it possible to mine and refine the local bauxite into alumna. Finally, though the smelter would be the all-important main user of electricity from the power station, Kaiser suggested that a 500-mile network of transmission lines should be installed, covering the whole of southern Ghana. The new proposals represented, of course, a drastic pruning back on the original concept, especially in relations to the mining and refining into alumna of the local bauxite. But it had important advantages to offset this. For instance, the cost of the Akosombo Dam, generating station, and township were now estimated to be £102.5 million (£ 42.7 million), compared with an original estimate of 162.25 Million Cedis(£67.6 million) while the potential power out has been raised from 564 MW to 768 MW, or about 22 times the 1959 power generating capacity of the country. Ghana, in short stood to gain more power for less capital; outlay – always a satisfactory state of affairs. In addition certain other technical changes had been made with the net result that the total estimated cost had been reduced by more than 40 per cent to 313.7 million cedis (£130.7 million).

Not surprisingly, therefore, the report gave fresh impetus to the project, but there was still a long way to go. Ghana could not provide 313 million cedis (£130 million) from her own resources any more than she could have provided the original 552 million cedis (£230 million), and the process of trying to secure outside participation began once again. That process was to continue for the next eighteen months before it reached fulfillment. For example, it had been decided that the aluminum smelter, which would guarantee to buy about half of the power, generated and would thus safeguard the economic viability of the project, should be financed by private enterprise, and sure enough several aluminum companies came forward. In the end, however, their number was narrowed down to two American companies who offered to participate provided the Ghana Government could persuade the International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) and the United States Government to help finance the actual power project at Akosombo and the various ancillary works. The trail of perseverance led, therefore to the World Bank, which duly assessed the scheme and reported that it was economically feasible and technically sound – an encouraging verdict, with its echoes of the earlier Preparatory Commission Report. Then, too, the United States Government was approached, and so was the Government of the United Kingdom-with the eventual outcome that loans from these sources, totaling 48 million Cedis(£35 million) were provisionally earmarked, with the Ghana Government supplying the remaining 84 million cedis(£35 million).

With this, the way was clear again for the smelter negotiations. Here, the amount estimated to be involved was no less than 129.6 million cedis(£54 million), some 4.8 million cedis(£2 million) less than the dam and power house, and ~38.4 million (£16 million) less than the whole power scheme including resettlement, the transmission network and so on. In other words, this also represented a major investment and since it was to be a privately owned company * there had to be various safeguards and, of course, the ability and willingness to invest. In due course, both requirements were met. The Ghana Government gave a written promise that the smelter would not be expropriated and added special exemptions for the company, henceforth to be known as Valco (Volta Aluminum Company), from duties and taxes on imports and exports.

On the investment side, the shareholders of Valco agreed to supply 27.3 million cedis(£11.4 million) and the Export- Import Bank of Washington, an agency of the United States Government, granted to Valco a loan of 77 million cedis(£32.1 million), all for the construction of Step I of the Smelter Project. There was an arrangement for additional funds to be provided both by the shareholders of Valco and Export-Import Bank should the cost of Step I exceed 104.4 million cedis(£43.5 million). Step II of the Smelter Project, the estimate of which is approximately 25.2 million cedis(£10.5 million), is to be built at a later date with financing yet to be arranged. At last, on Monday 22nd January 1962, the first Parliament of the Republic of Ghana approved the Master Agreement between Ghana and Valco, and the Agreement itself was signed shortly afterwards by Osagyefo Dr. Nkrumah on behalf of Ghana and by Mr. Edgar Kaiser of Kaiser Industries Corporation for Valco.

With the signing of the Agreement, the months and years of negotiate~ were brought to an end and the Volta River Project was formally inaugurated. In Point of fact, however, Preliminary work had been going ahead at Akosombo ever since 1959 when Kaiser Engineers and Constructors, Inc. were retained to design and, ultimately, to supervise construction of the dam on behalf of the Volta River Authority (VRA). And in May 1960, the Government had called for tenders for the dam and Power station, following this up a year later with the award of the main contract to an Italian consortium, Impregilo. In April 1961, too, Parliament had passed the Volta River Development Act, establishing the Volta River Authority as a statutory corporation with Dr. Nkrumah as Chairman and with six Board members. Briefly, the prime responsibility of the authority is to plan, execute and manage the development of the Volta River, including the construction and operation of the dam, power station and transmission system. It is also responsible for controlling the 3,275 square mile lake behind the dam, for developing the lake for fishing, transport and communications, and for promoting the health and welfare of the people in the lake area.

To the cautious minded observer, it may seem precipitate that these steps should have been taken before the financial negotiations were complete. But this is to overlook the vital importance of the project to Ghana's future, and the Government's determination and faith that it should succeed. And, in the event, this faith has been fully justified. For the fact that the Akosombo site was ready with its roads, housing, water supplies hotel and so on. meant that the contractors could move in and start work on construction immediately the go ahead was given . Again, the setting up of the Volta River Authority in advance of the formal inauguration has had equally important consequences. As the brief summary given above shows, the Authority’s responsibilities are vast and varied. It is, indeed, the authority in charge of the largest single investment in the economic development plans of Ghana-an investment, which has called not merely for money from Ghana and beyond, but for a national effort from the people of Ghana in all sorts of ways. Thus, the Authority has needed to draw on the support of a large number of agencies to help it fulfill its functions properly.

Almost every Government department has been involved, and so has the Ghana army, the universities of Ghana, and various other organizations, from the Workers Brigade and the United Ghana Farmers' Council Co-operatives to the United Nations National Physical Plan Mission and FAO. But any organization, however vital its duties may be, takes time to establish and, those nine months of the Authority's existence while negotiations were still proceeding have been invaluable: they enabled the Authority to formulate its plans, and to decide how best to find and then deploy the assistance it needed. By its "precipitateness", indeed, the Ghana Government has saved a full year in the development of the project. In itself, this year has meant a large saving not just in time, but in interest rates. But set it against all the post-war years of patience and perseverance and it becomes even more significant. After so much time and effort, Ghana could not afford to wait any longer before transforming the project into reality.
ISSA ABONGO 9 years ago

The dam was conceived in 1915 by geologist Albert Ernest Kitson, but no plans were drawn until the 1940s.[6] The development of the Volta River Basin was proposed in 1949, but because there were insufficient funds, the Americ ...
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The dam was conceived in 1915 by geologist Albert Ernest Kitson, but no plans were drawn until the 1940s.[6] The development of the Volta River Basin was proposed in 1949, but because there were insufficient funds, the American company Volta Aluminum Company (Valco) loaned money to Ghana so that the dam could be constructed. Kwame Nkrumah adopted the Volta River hydropower project.[3]

The final proposal outlined the building of an aluminum smelter at Tema, a dam constructed at Akosombo to power the smelter, and a network of power lines installed through southern Ghana. The aluminum smelter was expected to eventually provide the revenue necessary for establishing local bauxite mining and refining, which would allow aluminum production without importing foreign alumina. Development of the aluminum industry within Ghana was dependent upon the proposed hydroelectric power.[3] The proposed project's aluminum smelter was overseen by the American company, Kaiser Aluminum, and is operated by Valco. The smelter received its financial investment from Valco shareholders, with the support of the Export-Import Bank of Washington, D.C. However, Valco did not invest without first requiring insurances from Ghana's government, such as company exemptions from taxes on trade and discounted purchases of electricity. The estimated total cost of the project, in its entirety, was estimated at $258 million.[3]

In May 1960, the Ghana government called for tenders for construction of the hydroelectric dam. In 1961 an Italian consortium, Impregilo which had just completed the Kariba Dam, won the contract. They carried out the dredging of the river bed, dewatering of the channel and completed the dam a month earlier than scheduled despite flooding of the Volta River in 1963 which delayed work for over three months. Between 1961 and 1966, 28 workers of Impregilo died during the construction of the dam. Memorials in Akosombo township and St. Barbara Catholic Church have been put up in their honor.

In 1961, the Volta River Authority (VRA) was established by Ghana's Parliament through the passage of the Volta River Development Act. The VRA's fundamental operations were structured by six Board members and Kwame Nkrumah as chairman. The VRA's primary task is to manage the development of the Volta River Basin, which included the construction and supervision of the dam, the power station and the power transmission network. The VRA is responsible for the reservoir impounded by the dam, the fishing within the lake, lake transportation and communication, and the welfare of those surrounding the lake.[1]

The dam was built between 1961 and 1965.[7] Its development was undertaken by the Ghanaian government and funded 25% by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development of the World Bank, the United States, and the United Kingdom.[8]

The construction of the Akosombo dam resulted in the flooding of part of the Volta River Basin and its upstream fields, and in the creation of Lake Volta which covers 3.6% of Ghana's total land area.[1] Lake Volta was formed between the years of 1962 and 1966, and necessitated the relocation of about 80,000 people, that represented 1% of the population.[9] People of 700 villages were relocated into 52 resettlement villages two years prior to the lake's completion; the resettlement program was under the direction of the VRA.[1][2][5] Two percent of the resettlement population were riparian fishers and most were subsistence farmers.[2] The Eastern Region of Ghana and the populations incorporated within its districts, were most subject to the project’s effects.[10]

In the beginning of 2007, there were concerns over the electricity supply from the dam due to low water levels in the Lake Volta reservoir.[11] Some sources said this was due to problems with drought that are a consequence of global warming.[12] During the latter half of 2007 much of this concern was abated when heavy rain fell in the catchment area of Volta River.[13] In 2010 the highest ever water level was recorded at the dam. This necessitated the opening of the flood gates at a reservoir elevation of 84.45 m (277 ft), and for several weeks water was spilled from the lake causing some flooding downstream.[14]
KKO 9 years ago

"…if it was not for Kwame Nkrumah, Nelson Mandela would have been killed during the initial stages of his incarceration. He had to threaten a break away from the Commonwealth to keep him alive,” she said."

Who is this ...
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"…if it was not for Kwame Nkrumah, Nelson Mandela would have been killed during the initial stages of his incarceration. He had to threaten a break away from the Commonwealth to keep him alive,” she said."

Who is this illiterate village woman peddling infantile falsehoods? In 1964 who cared if penniless Ghana left or stayed in the Commonwealth? What was Ghana's strategic values in 1964/65?

Mandel survived his early days of Robben Island through his own native ingenuity, prolific writing and his skills as a trial lawyer. Later on he was joined by the new generation of radical Mkontho wa Siwszwe prisoners on the island.

The British government was always in bed with the Apartheid government so they could not have cared less whether Mandela died or survived. Read his "Long Walk to Freedom."

If you ever get the opportunity to speak to any ANC old hands and open your mouth this wide, they will skin you alive. What an idiot!
Seko 9 years ago

Kwame Nkrumah was too ambitiuos and more diabolical. He undermined the group that brought him to Ghana to work with him and broke away to form the CPP. Riding on the ignorance of the people at the time and spurred by his hatr ...
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Kwame Nkrumah was too ambitiuos and more diabolical. He undermined the group that brought him to Ghana to work with him and broke away to form the CPP. Riding on the ignorance of the people at the time and spurred by his hatred for every white becuase of the treatment metted out to him in the USA, he rushed Ghana into independence. He did very well at the initial stages but his ego and ambition made him think he was the only one who could rule Ghana and started the diabolic scheme of making Ghana one party state so that he cpould be life president. He was to practice what was ahppening in the communist states at the time.
ICONIC-07 9 years ago

OCQUAYE IS AN EPITOME OF AN EDUCATED ILLITERATE WHO LACKS CRITICAL THINKING AND ALLOW PARTISAN HATRED CLOUD HIS DEAD BRAINS.

IF GHANA HAS TO CONTEND WITH SUCH IDIOTIC BASTARDS AT OUR UNIVERSITIES, GHANA HAS LOST ITS WAY T ...
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OCQUAYE IS AN EPITOME OF AN EDUCATED ILLITERATE WHO LACKS CRITICAL THINKING AND ALLOW PARTISAN HATRED CLOUD HIS DEAD BRAINS.

IF GHANA HAS TO CONTEND WITH SUCH IDIOTIC BASTARDS AT OUR UNIVERSITIES, GHANA HAS LOST ITS WAY TO GREATNESS.

ALUTA CONTINUA !!!!!!!
Koo Kwakye 9 years ago

If finances were already in place, why was KA Gbedemah, Nkrumahs right hand man and Minister of finance globthrotting the world looking for funds for the construction of the dam, for which the opposition condemned because ele ...
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If finances were already in place, why was KA Gbedemah, Nkrumahs right hand man and Minister of finance globthrotting the world looking for funds for the construction of the dam, for which the opposition condemned because electricity to them was not important at the time?

Prof Ocquaye is one of the extremely dishonest persons in Ghana's politics. Its a shame he's rather showing this whilst he ages, instead of becoming honest with age.
KWABENA OHEMENG,LONDON 9 years ago

Who gave Mr Ocquaye his professorship?He is a total disgrace to the academic profession.I wonder what academic stuff he dished out to his students.

Who gave Mr Ocquaye his professorship?He is a total disgrace to the academic profession.I wonder what academic stuff he dished out to his students.
Azumah Nelson 9 years ago

DUMB PROFESSOR

DUMB PROFESSOR
Abrantie 9 years ago

That is what npp is good at. Twisting history and facts upside down.

That is what npp is good at. Twisting history and facts upside down.
Vodoo Xebieso 9 years ago

This Oquaye fellow is a born-again morone and very senile fool.

This Oquaye fellow is a born-again morone and very senile fool.
ATOBAM PANIN 9 years ago

And if that is true, so what????

And if that is true, so what????
Whatever 9 years ago

How can you a whole professor, Fubright or whatever he calls himself suggest that the Akosombo project doesn't come from Nkrumah head. Do you think the plundering British would have built Akosombo for us so that it will give ...
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How can you a whole professor, Fubright or whatever he calls himself suggest that the Akosombo project doesn't come from Nkrumah head. Do you think the plundering British would have built Akosombo for us so that it will give us power? How can you tell such untruth? these Matemeho people
truth 9 years ago

prof is a very sick man in the head and a very good liar

prof is a very sick man in the head and a very good liar
TEE 9 years ago

COUNTRY, IDIOTS PERIOD

COUNTRY, IDIOTS PERIOD
TEE 9 years ago

GHANAIANS ARE DISGRACEFUL TO THE WORLD

GHANAIANS ARE DISGRACEFUL TO THE WORLD
Otoo 9 years ago

This brainless Professor is not only confused but very stupid. I wonder what this man teaches his students. Prof. Ocquaye can hate Dr. Kwame Nkrumah but he can never rewrite Ghanas history. Ocquaye is a DISGRACE to Academia i ...
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This brainless Professor is not only confused but very stupid. I wonder what this man teaches his students. Prof. Ocquaye can hate Dr. Kwame Nkrumah but he can never rewrite Ghanas history. Ocquaye is a DISGRACE to Academia in Ghana. No wonder he belongs to the terorrist and bombthrowing UP/NPP.

Prof. Oquaye exposed over twisted Nkrumah facts

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