{"id":17208,"date":"2020-09-22T08:11:35","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T08:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=17208"},"modified":"2020-09-22T08:11:38","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T08:11:38","slug":"dont-use-my-father-for-your-campaigns-sekou-nkrumah-to-mahama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=17208","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t use my father for your campaigns \u2013 Sekou Nkrumah to Mahama"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Controversial son of Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana\u2019s first President, Dr Sekou has asked the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama to desist from using his father, Dr Kwame Nkrumah\u2019s name for his campaign, stating that the name of Kwame Nkrumah has nothing to do with the NDC.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Nkrumah, a bitter critic of the NDC and its flagbearer, issued the caution on social media as the people marked the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day, which is the birthday of Dr Kwame Nkrumah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPlease someone should tell Mahama not to use Kwame Nkrumah\u2019s name on his campaign. Our first President has nothing to do with NDC,\u201d he opined in a post sighted by\u00a0MyNews<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is unclear what specifically provoked the caution but Nkrumah\u2019s still evokes feelings of nationalism and patriotism and remains a good campaign tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sekou Nkrumah has in the last few months taken on the NDC over some of its activities and programmes, regularly throwing potshots at John Mahama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But recently,&nbsp; he waded into the choice of former President Johnn Mahama as the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), saying, Ghanaians are not fools to return Mr Mahama to the highest position of the land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Sekou Nkrumah, no amount of lies or propaganda will make Ghanaians bring back Mahama as President.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGhanaians are not fools, no amount of lies or propaganda can make them change their minds just four years after voting Mahama out\u201d, he disclosed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think it should be made clear to the NDC that nothing can make them win power under the leadership of Mahama. He was president before and did not perform, his government was corrupt and incompetent!\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Controversial son of Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana\u2019s first President, Dr Sekou has asked the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama to desist from using his father, Dr Kwame Nkrumah\u2019s name for his campaign, stating that the name of Kwame Nkrumah has nothing to do with the NDC. 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