{"id":49673,"date":"2014-09-21T15:31:01","date_gmt":"2014-09-21T15:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=49673"},"modified":"2014-09-21T15:33:28","modified_gmt":"2014-09-21T15:33:28","slug":"ghanas-best-best-to-devt-is-through-nkrumahs-policies-samia-nkrumah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/09\/ghanas-best-best-to-devt-is-through-nkrumahs-policies-samia-nkrumah\/","title":{"rendered":"Nkrumah’s policies; Ghana’s ticket to dev\u2019t \u2013 Samia Nkrumah"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Convention People\u2019s Party (CPP) has said Ghana can only realize true development if it revisits some of the policies of Ghana\u2019s first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.<\/p>\n

Ghana, in recent years has been saddled with serious socio-economic challenges which are hindering the development of major sectors of the economy.<\/p>\n

Some have blamed the situation on the over politicization of critical national issues and the growing spate of corruption by public office holders which is impoverishing the populace.<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”tORWTcPtULv95bkmqSqp4r70WVdtXhTR”]Samia Nkrumah, the chairperson of the CPP and daughter of Dr. Nkrumah told Citi News,<\/strong> it is time the country reconnected to the ideals of her father.<\/p>\n

She was of the opinion that Ghana should not look back and celebrate the legacy of Kwame Nkrumah \u201cwithout implementing his ideas into today\u2019s Ghana.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cKwame Nkrumah is for the future and not for the past,\u201d she insisted.<\/p>\n

According to Ms Nkrumah, the only framework for development which will propel the nation to greater heights \u201cwas the one Osagyefo put forward for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

She urged the government to \u201crevisit his [Kwame Nkrumah] national development plan\u2026it is now time for action.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t want to use the name Nkrumah without living and demonstrating in terms of policies he put down for us,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

The late President John Mills in 2010 instituted the Founders Day to commemorate the birthday of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.<\/p>\n

The day is always marked with public lectures, symposiums and other programmes to highlight his achievements and vision.<\/p>\n

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By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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