Professor P.L.O. Lumumba has urged Africans to move beyond slogans and monuments and give Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah's ideas practical meaning, using the 117th anniversary of his birth to examine whether Africa is making progress towards the ideals he championed.
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Professor P.L.O. Lumumba has called for renewed integrity and selfless leadership in Africa, warning against the use of public office for personal wealth accumulation. He said political leaders should remember that leadership is about service and holding power in trust for the people, not what he termed "primitive accumulation" or theft of public resources.
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Professor P.L.O. Lumumba, a renowned Pan-Africanist and anti-corruption crusader, has described Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah as a selfless leader whose vision for African unity and dignity remains relevant. After visiting Nkrumah's birthplace at Nkroful, Lumumba said he gained deeper appreciation for the former Ghanaian leader's recognition of the need for Africans to unite and improve their collective conditions.
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Pan-Africanist Professor P.L.O. Lumumba says President Mahama is helping rekindle Ghana's historic Pan-African role and revive aspects of the vision championed by Ghana's first President Kwame Nkrumah, pointing to Mahama's continental engagement and international advocacy.
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Professor P.L.O. Lumumba has warned that the political independence achieved by African countries under Ghana's first President Dr Kwame Nkrumah is gradually being eroded by external economic and political influence. Lumumba argues that Nkrumah understood political independence would remain vulnerable without economic independence and African unity, and warned of colonial influence returning in different forms after formal independence.
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Professor P.L.O. Lumumba says Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah possessed foresight in the 1960s that a fragmented Africa would struggle to protect its interests and would be vulnerable to domination by external forces. Lumumba argues that Africa's current conflicts and crises could have been avoided had the continent heeded Nkrumah's call for meaningful unity.
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The Western Region community of Nkroful held the annual Nkrumahfest, bringing together traditional rulers, political leaders, and visitors to mark the 117th birthday of Ghana's first President, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah under the theme "Nkrumah @ 117: Celebrating His Enduring Legacy – Africa Must Unite or Perish." The event showcased Nzema cultural heritage and was described by Chief Convener Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah as "a homecoming" focused on keeping alive the ideals for which Nkrumah lived.
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