The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has commemorated the 60th anniversary of the death of Ghana’s first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, and outlining the party’s call for “Rebuild, Reconcile and Reorganise” its structures.
In the statement signed by General Secretary Comrade Kwame Nkrumah Botsio, on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, the CPP reflected on Nkrumah’s legacy, noting that his quest for political independence allowed Ghana to shed every external political and economic influence.
The party highlighted Nkrumah’s achievement of Economic Independence on March 6, 1957, which it describes as a liberation from foreign loans and grants.
The CPP accused certain groups of distorting history by legitimizing an “unfortunate coup d’état,” emphasizing that Nkrumah was a “man of the people” whose policies were approved through parliamentary deliberation.
The statement also referenced attempts on Nkrumah’s life and the introduction of the Preventive Detention Act, which enabled authorities to detain persons deemed threats to national security.
The document further criticized the introduction of a one-party state under Nkrumah, arguing it heightened political tensions and insecurity, turning Ghana into a “first class economy” agenda that polarized citizens.
In its appreciation section, the CPP expressed gratitude to President John Dramani Mahama’s government and the majority in Parliament for granting the CPP justice after years of grievances, including the renaming of Ghana’s international airport after Nkrumah 60 years post-independence.
The party pledged to the President and Parliament to return confiscated party assets and rebuild CPP structures, emphasizing a strategy to “Rebuild, Reconcile and Reorganise” the party for future elections.
Read statement below:
