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The 50th Year of the
Ghana Coup, It Is Official!
By: Prof Lungu
February 25, 2016
With respect to Kofi Otabil's article
titled, "50 Years After Nkrumah's
Overthrow", published on Ghanaweb 24
February, 2016, and Tokunbo OGUNBIYI's
balanced 13-point comments summary, we want
to add just 7 additional markers, official,
if we may:
1. General Ankrah was already recruited by
US, by Feb, 1964.
FROM JOHNSON LIBRARY EXTRACT FROM 1964 MEMO:
"....236. Memorandum = Washington, February
11, 1964, 3 p.m.//
//....SUBJECT: Discussions with Secretary
Rusk, 11 February 1964
//.... Discussed the Ghana
situation...despite denials there was no
question in our minds that Nkrumah and
others in his government were behind the
anti-American agitation in Ghana. Advised
the Secretary that I felt the substantial
aid programs, including the Volta Dam and
the Aluminum Project should be reviewed in
view of Nkrumah’s attitude and that I
thought that he might have a sensitive
situation on the Hill unless this was done.
The Secretary asked whether General Ankrah
might not take over. I...thought that if it
was desired to develop something, we might
work with the British on a joint program...I
suggested this be discussed with
Home(British)...".
WE SAY: In 1964, General Ankrah was still in
the Ghana Army. In that sense, Ankrah, who
was fired by Nkrumah the next year, in 1965,
was a traitor of the first order - the real
ring leader of the NLC (Nonentities, Liars,
and Crooks), Busia included.
2. The fallen cocoa producer price was a
conspiracy against Nkrumah, and by
extension, Ghana. (See
our 2-part essay on Ghanaweb this week
(Casely-Hayford Bashes Nkrumah So He Can
Side With Mr. Mahama?)).
3. United States President Johnson
communicated "safe travel to Hanoi" by
letter to Nkrumah's government because they
understood the coup could only take place
while Nkrumah was outside Ghana. (Thousands
of US soldiers died in Vietnam after March,
1964 (and even more Vietnamese), because
President Johnson made a mockery of the
African/Nkrumah peace initiative. In the
process, and as a result, President Johnson
was the United States President who helped
destroy Kwame Nkrumah's Ghana beginning in
1964.
4. The US officials working for Johnson,
among them some in the CIA, strongly
detested the success of Akosombo Dam, a
major financial and engineering feat.
President John F. Kennedy was the greatest
facilitator initially. Commissioned
Saturday, 22nd January, 1966, the Johnson
officials were not inclined to allow Nkrumah
to benefit politically from the success with
the project. (Congo does not appear to be as
much a factor, according to the Johnson
records).
5. With respect to Tokunbo OGUNBIYI's ninth
(9th):
"....Declassified US Government papers
reveal that as early as 11 March 1965, in
Washington, D.C., US ambassador to Ghana
William P. Mahoney met with CIA Director
John A. McCone and the deputy chief of the
CIA’s Africa division [name unknown] to
discuss a “Coup d’etat Plot” in Ghana..."
WE SAY: We believe the name of the "[name
unknown]" is already a public record, of
Virgina-origin. That information is being
vetted and will soon be published on these
same pages so Ghanaians can understand
further the harm caused to their beloved
country by the NLC traitor bunch,
Ankrah-Kotoka-Harlley-Afrifa-Nunoo, and
among the civilian "rascal", Dr. Kofi Abrefa
Busia.
6. The critical African mind ought to wonder
what the difference might have been for
Ghanaians had President John F. Kennedy, who
had an understanding with President Kwame
Nkrumah, had not been assassinated 22
November, 1963, three years before the
"Coup". It was at the invitation of
President Kennedy that Kwame Nkrumah made
his triumphant official visit to the United
States 8 March, 1961, just two (2) years
before President Kennedy was assassinated.
7. Sadly, if we may end, we are not aware of
any serious historical reviews/perspectives
by African historians, academicians, or
politicians, etc., who enjoy condemning
Kwame Nkrumah, but then, neglect to critique
the actions of the Western powers directly
responsible for "the Ghana Coup" with
respect to our Item 6, "The Wondering
Question".
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It Is Official!
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