Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah's Firstborn Dies At 89, Netizens Mourn Him
- Professor Francis Nkrumah, the eldest child of Dr Kwame Nkrumah, has passed on at the age of 89
- His death was announced by the Convention People's Party (CPP) official page on X
- He died on Sunday, July 30, 2024
The eldest child of Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Professor Francis Nkrumah, has passed on.
His death was announced by the Convention People’s Party (CPP) official page on X.
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He died on Sunday, June 30, 2024, at the ripe age of 89.
The late Emeritus Professor was the longest-serving director of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIR).
In October 2016, the World Health Organization awarded him an honorary award for his contribution to the eradication of poliomyelitis in Africa.
He was also a founding member of the Pediatric Association of Ghana and the West African College of Physicians.
Professor Francis Nkrumah also received three awards for his role on the Africa Regional Certification Committee (ARCC), he was honoured by the NHO Ghana Office and for his role as chairman of the Regional Task Force on Immunisation (TFI).
His death was met with many goodwill and commiseration messages shared on social media.
Netizens mourn the death of Prof Nkrumah
YEN.com.gh compiled a few of those messages below:
Prof. Kobby Mensah n@thePOE_T
An Nkrumah has departed in grace, nobility, and leaving us with so much knowledge that he created just as our founding father did. Please send our cries to the father of this nation that his children are suffering
6 @KobbyBrown88
Oh, go easy Dr. Francis Nkrumah
How I wish Papa Kwame Nkrumah was still here and achieved the socialist agenda he was campaigning for. We would’ve been in a better place!
Vijay Prashad @vijayprashad
Dr. Francis Nkrumah (1935-2024) has just died. He was the oldest son of Kwame Nkrumah. He spent his life as a paediatrician, highly loved by his patients. Dr. Nkrumah remained in Ghana after the coup against his father, and continued to work as a doctor and scientist.
Dr. Nkrumah was a devout socialist. Ten years ago, he said, 'I feel presently that Africa continues to miss [Kwame Nkrumah] unless we go back and revisit what Nkrumah actually meant for Ghana and for Africa'. His Nkrumahism was there three months ago, when I visited him in Accra.
Meanwhile, his younger brother, Sekou Nkrumah, shared a picture of the two of them seated.
Samia Nkrumah opposes passage of anti-LGBT bill
YEN.com.gh reported that the former Member of Parliament for Jomoro, Samia Nkrumah, says Akufo-Addo should not assent to the harsh Anti-Gay bill.
According to her, assenting to it could further divide the nation and put many Ghanaians in danger.
She has urged Ghanaians to educate themselves on homosexuality and protect each other instead.
Proofread by Berlinda Entsie, journalist and copy editor at YEN.com.gh
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