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Dr Sekou Nkrumah, the son of Ghana\u2019s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, has delivered a reflection on his father\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n

Speaking on\u00a0The Pulse\u00a0show on JoyNews, Dr Sekou acknowledged the immense stature of his father in Ghanaian and African political history, while making it clear that he does not see himself as a successor in either scale or influence.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNkrumah is a great personality. It\u2019s humbling to be his son, but I never pretend for once that I could be like Nkrumah, or could wear his shoes. There is no way, because I haven\u2019t built that capacity Nkrumah did,\u201d he said on Monday, September 22.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Dr Sekou says he finds greater value in offering a balanced perspective, one that acknowledges both greatness and fallibility.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAll the credit goes to Nkrumah,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cBut at the same time, I am also strong enough to say that Nkrumah made some mistakes. And I think I honour him more by pointing those out, so people can say even his son sees them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Dr Sekou clarified that his intention is not to diminish his father\u2019s legacy, but to engage with it critically and contextually. <\/p>\n

He described Kwame Nkrumah\u2019s achievements as undisputed, particularly in the realms of Pan-Africanism, Black consciousness, and national pride.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNkrumah\u2019s achievements are facts in Ghana and in Africa and even in representing the Black man, the dignity and confidence he gave the Black man.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

However, he noted that some of his father\u2019s political decisions taken in a very different historical context had unintended consequences that contributed to deep-rooted political divisions in Ghana, many of which still persist today.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThose limitations created these problems of division in our political life, and up till now, still a lot of people recognise Nkrumah.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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