Nkrumah’s portrait on new Cedi note

As part of activities marking the centenary celebrations of the life of first Ghanaian president, the Bank of Ghana (BoG), on Thursday unveiled a new Ghana Cedi (local currency) note which was embossed with a big portrait of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.

Mr. Paa Kwesi Amissah Arthur, who unveiled the note in Accra said, the BoG discussed the possibility of giving Nkrumah another honour during his centenary celebrations because he was declared the African Man of the Millennium and therefore deserved the honour.

The new Cedi note will be in circulation in Ghana next month.

Meanwhile, the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has accused the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) party led by President John Evans Atta Mills of over-associating itself with the legacy of Dr. Nkrumah.