CPP Remembers Nkrumah

We bring to our readers, a statement signed by the General Secretary of the CPP, Dr. Nii Noi Dowuona on the solemn occasion.

On the occasion of the 31st Anniversary of the death of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah the 27th day of April 1972, marked the saddest day in the annals of African politics. It was the day that Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the most illustrious political figure of the 20th Century, died in Bucharest, Rumania.

The 31st anniversary of this event should therefore be date of remembrance for all those who espouse his ideas and who are living witnesses to a world order, which was completely predicted by him in his book "Neo-colonialism the last stage of imperialism".

The current trend towards globalisation has caught Africa with her pants down. Africa has not moved away significantly from being mere exporters of raw material to the industrialised world.

It is important to state, however, that the dream of Kwame Nkrumah and other progressive leaders of establishing a Union of African States with a common economic programme aimed at reducing our dependence on our former colonisers, has not been realised.

Today, we find the whole continent subjected to a grant design to control our economies with attendant socio-economic problems. Despite the superficial and outward show of economic progress and freedom that could be wrongly deduced from the display of affluence by a selected few, the vast majority of our people are anchored more firmly to the ground of neo-colonialism than ever before.

It would be recalled that under the rule of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, neo-colonialism was for once placed under an effective siege to allow Ghanaians in particular and Africans in general to wage a consistent struggle to free themselves from the shackles of colonial and neo-colonial domination.

Thankfully, the world has since come to the irrefutable realisation that is it is only through the optimum and efficient utilisation of a greater proportion of the human and material resources, ignorance, poverty and neo-colonialism on a sustainable basis.

The above concept, which Dr. Nkrumah put into practice, but regarded by his detractors as "communism and therefore dangerous, is now popularly referred to as "human-centred" development. This is a vindication of his vision and sense of direction.

On this solemn occasion, the Convention People Party (CPP) calls on all oppressed people to rededicate themselves to the ideals and vision of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.

On our part, we pledge that all Nkumaists gathered under the CPP shall continue to struggle against all odds to fulfil the vow Dr. Kwame Nkrumah made 46 years ago that, "we shall prove to the world that after all, the Blackman is capable of managing his own affairs this is the least tribute we can pay to his memory.

Forward ever. The struggle continues.