Nkrumah Legacy: Onsy Kwame Nkrumah Plans To Contest For The CPP Flagbearer Position

Nkrumah Legacy: Onsy Kwame Nkrumah Plans To Contest For The CPP Flagbearer Position

  • Onsy Kwame Nkrumah plans to contest for the flagbearer position of the Convention People’s Party (CPP)
  • Onsy is the son of Ghana’s first President and CPP independence hero Kwame Nkrumah
  • Onsy said he is running to build on his father’s legacy and address Ghana’s development problems.

Kwame Nkrumah’s son, Onsy Kwame Nkrumah plans to contest for the flagbearer position of the Convention People’s Party (CPP).

Onsy said he is running to continue his father’s legacy and solve Ghana’s development problems.

Nkrumah Legacy: Kwame Nkrumah’s son wants to contest for president
Onsy Kwame Nkrumah and Kwame Nkrumah. Source: Facebook/@Onsy Kwame Nkrumah
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He contended that succecive governments have failed to address Ghana’s challenges

“...more than 90% of Ghanaians are suffering, and both are either, NDC or NPP. So I’m not impressed with what NPP or NDC has shown us so far,” Onsy said.

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“So I’m praying CPP is revived, and trusted to come back to power this coming year. I’m trusting God that I will be the flagbearer for CPP. I wish to stand to serve my people and to continue my father’s great works.”

Kennedy Agyapong declares conditional support for Bawumia

In a separate story, YEN.com.gh reported that Kennedy Agyapong will back Bawumia's 2024 presidential bid if he wins the flagbearer race cleanly.

He told Kessben TV that supporting Bawumia would be a tough call. However, he would do support Bawumia if convinced that his victory is without blemish.

He also cautioned against attempts to destroy his reputation because he is making headway in the presidential race, warning he may never support the party again.

COP Alex Mensah (rtd) confident NPP will "break the 8"

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He told an Accra-based radio station that NPP will hold on to power beyond 2024 because of the many great policies rolled out under Akufo-Addo's leadership. He said the NPP has the men, the capabilities and the best intentions for moving the country forward.

Ken Agyapong blasts Akufo-Addo government

Also, Assin Central MP slammed the Akufo-Addo administration when he held a fitness walk where he made several jabs at the governing New Patriotic Party ahead of the party’s primaries in November 2023.

The latest chapter in Kennedy Agyapong’s presidential bid saw him hold a “showdown walk” where he attacked the government's record.

The fitness walk was a campaign platform where Agyapong reiterated his criticisms of the Akufo-Addo administration.

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.