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...After Dr. kwame Nkrumah
January 21, 2007
 As
we are all enthralled by the magnificent plans going into effect to celebrate
Ghana’s golden jubilee, we propose a moment to reflect on where we were and
where we are now.
Nestled in between war stricken, unpredictable African
states such as Liberia, Ivory Coast, Togo and Nigeria, Ghana has become truly
become that shining star of the West Africa, a safe haven for all those foreign
nationals to resort in escape of the uncertainty offered by our neighbors. An
investor’s dream, where resources flow like water and the natives willingly
support their growth either through consumption or through aid in extraction of
our natural resources. Known for her welcoming atmosphere and her people, for
their accommodating nature, Ghana has endeared herself to the world as the
picture perfect example of what an independent African nation should be. But Ghana wasn’t always the apple of their eye. In fact,
when Dr. Kwame Nkrumah launched his campaign for an independent Ghana, the West
would experience their worst nightmare, even if short lived. For the nine years
that marked Nkrumah’s rule and followed the emancipation of Ghana and her
people, we experienced true independence. Prior to and since we have been
smothered with white lies, white Jesus, white agendas, and white solutions, most
presented in black face.
With slavery abolished, the new world established and
democracy the term of the century, Nkrumah launched out to
behold the advanced world. Unlike so many who followed in his steps,
Nkrumah’s focus was unfettered by the trappings of a modern world. Rather,
his resolve increased when he realized the dependence on Africa by these so
called developed nations. He was quick to realize that they had no interest in
the progress of Africa, as it would only impede their domination of our
resources and thus rule over the world. With a clear vision he returned with a
mission to eject those parasites from our land and declare Ghana a free,
sovereign state of Africa. In so doing, he would no longer permit the value of
our goods and services to be dictated by foreign institutions, nor would he
permit Ghanaians to remain dependent on alien countries for products that had
become necessities in every home and would be necessary for the advancement of
our nation. Upon releasing us from the yoke of the imperials, he applied the
nation’s wealth towards the establishment of over 60 new industries, all of
which would lay the foundation for an independent people to thrive. In his own
words, “unless we attain economic freedom, our struggle for independence would
have been in vain, and our plans for social and cultural advancement
frustrated”. Amongst those industries, Nkrumah had set up a glass factory, tire
factory, a chocolate factory, a radio and TV assembly plant, a gold processing
factory, a nuclear plant, a continental radio station (the External Service of
Radio Ghana) that could be heard throughout Africa and beyond, and which hugely
helped in the promotion of the African liberation struggle. He also opened up
Ghana with new roads and housing and telephone services, making it possible to
reach many villages that are presently without communications or light in that day. However, his visions were all but toppled on the advice of the IMF
and under the orchestration of the C.I.A., thus beginning Ghana’s regression.
Since Nkrumah’s rule, Ghana’s independence has been no more
real than, say, America’s democracy. The new leaders fought tooth and nail to
re-align themselves with our former colonizers to re-establish an environment
that best reflects neo-colonial Africa of today. Not only were the seeds of the
Pan-African freedom fighters aborted, but new laws enacted to ensure our
dependence for generations to come. As feared most by Nkrumah, our social and
cultural plans for advancement have been totally frustrated and our men
castrated.
 In the
independent Ghana of today, God forbid if our President should speak in defense
of a fellow brother in arms, like Robert Mugabe or even Charles Taylor. Let
alone, should we decide to plan our own economic fate without the aid of the
World Bank. And please, don’t be downright radical and try to determine prices
for our own resources. That’s only asking for sanctions upon sanctions or worse,
civil war, no doubt orchestrated by the same warmongers that have invaded every
crevice of the
 world.
In the independent Ghana of today, our leading party’s flag bears great
resemblance to that of another leading party, whose indelible mark on the world
is not one that we should want to be associated. But not only are we
associated, Ghana has extended her arms and welcomed America’s request to build
its biggest military base and embassy in Africa, within our borders.
Furthermore, in independent Ghana, we are the biggest bastions of demon
hypocrisy, that is, democracy, an institution that will only insure the people's
demise.
As we mark the 50th
Anniversary of the first independent African state, some of us realize, with
great pain and anguish, how far we have regressed. We call upon the
children of Africa from within the Land and those stationed in various parts of
the Diaspora, to aid in the recommencement of the path endorsed by Nkrumah.
Counter false propaganda, participate in African trade, enriching your mind and
your children’s mind with the wealth of knowledge available only through the
African experience. Cease to think selfishly, but like Nkrumah, include your
neighbors and the whole of Africa in your scheme of planning so that when we
celebrate our 100th Anniversary we can do so with the knowledge that
we haven’t pawned our souls in the process, but rather pioneered the liberation
of our Motherland, Africa! celebrate our 100th
Anniversary we can do so with the knowledge that we haven’t pawned our souls in
the process, but rather pioneered liberation of our Motherland, Africa!
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