Brother to Samia Nkrumah, Dr Sekou Nkrumah, is of the belief that his sister does not really understand the dynamics of Ghanaian politics.<\/p>\n
According to him, Ms Nkrumah\u2019s agenda is \u201cmore of self-seeking\u201d, and \u201ctrying to fit into her own personal ambition.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMy problem with Samia really is\u2026I\u2019m not too sure what her politics is all about but it seems to be more self-seeking and an agenda for the cause she believes in\u2026I think everything was about her\u2026,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”cmRahhd4k3FuSoVtPJvUDywHh2d3ZJjW”]Speaking from Florida in the United States of America in reaction to his sister\u2019s defeat in the CPP\u2019s presidential election, Dr Nkrumah advised his sister to humble herself and work with the leadership of the Convention Peoples Party (CPP) in order to improve the party\u2019s fortunes in the 2016 elections.<\/p>\n
\u201cGrowing up as kids, one thing I admired about Samia was her humility and I don\u2019t know where that has gone to,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Following her defeat at the party\u2019s congress, Ms Nkrumah accused Mr Ivor Greenstreet of vote buying, saying, \u201cGh?200, Gh?300, Gh? 500, Gh?1000, Gh?3000 were given to delegates during our congress on Saturday.\u201d<\/p>\n
But responding to his sister\u2019s comments, Dr Nkrumah questioned the state of maturity of his sister in politics.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think she is not handling this situation well\u2026I mean why talk about money, and so on, people buying votes and so on. I think this should be internal\u2026they can sort that out between themselves. My advice is that she should humble herself and work with the present leadership now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Dr Nkrumah was also of the belief that his sister rushed into the political landscape in Ghana.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cShe came to this party in 2008 and quickly jumped into the political landscape without really understanding the dynamics of politics in Ghana\u2026but as she settled in I expected her to understand what was going on.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also said her lack of achievement as chairman of the party could partly be blamed for her defeat.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe became the chairman of the party but then what did she achieve for the party under her leadership\u2026I mean\u2026nothing really has changed. I think it was also a bad taste being an MP and you become a party chairman and now you want to become a presidential candidate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr Nkrumah also had an advice for the party\u2019s flagbearer, Mr Greenstreet, saying \u201cwinning the presidency is way beyond the CPP but I\u2019m sure if he walks towards building the party from the grassroots level and focus on winning parliamentary.\u201d<\/p>\n
In his opinion, it is not possible for the CPP to win the presidency in 2016.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut winning the presidency in 2016 I think it is unrealistic.
\nSamia made that mistake and I hope Ivor would not make that mistake too,\u201d he said.
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\nBy: Graphic Online\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Brother to Samia Nkrumah, Dr Sekou Nkrumah, is of the belief that his sister does not really understand the dynamics of Ghanaian politics. According to him, Ms Nkrumah\u2019s agenda is \u201cmore of self-seeking\u201d, and \u201ctrying to fit into her own personal ambition.\u201d \u201cMy problem with Samia really is\u2026I\u2019m not too sure what her politics is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10,11],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n