Bernard Kwakye: These Elections Are Our Chance to End Economic Colonialism

Bernard Kwakye invokes the revolutionary legacy of Kwame Nkrumah as he calls on Ghanaians to use the 2024 elections to end what he describes as the “economic colonialism” imposed by the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government. Reflecting on Nkrumah’s vision for an independent and self-sufficient Ghana, Kwakye accuses the current administration of undermining this legacy by indebting the nation to foreign powers and financial institutions. He claims that their mismanagement has sold Ghana’s independence and enslaved its people in economic servitude, far from Nkrumah’s ideals.
Kwakye highlights the NPP-led government’s growing foreign debt obligations, which, according to him, erodes the sovereignty that Nkrumah fiercely fought for. He emphasizes that the current administration has reduced Ghana’s status to that of a debtor nation, bound by international financial institutions. The undermining of Nkrumah’s historical significance, he argues, is part of an effort to diminish the former leader’s influence and distract the people from recognizing the true cost of the government’s actions.
Nkrumah’s transformative vision of Ghana’s independence was not merely about political freedom, Kwakye notes, but also about economic self-reliance, health, education, and infrastructure development. The late president wanted to establish a self-sustaining nation, free from the dependency that now burdens Ghana under NPP governance. Kwakye accuses the government of rolling back these gains and argues that the coming election is the people’s chance to put an end to this regressive cycle.
As Ghanaians reflect on Nkrumah’s legacy, Kwakye urges them to consider the current government’s economic policies as a betrayal of the independence movement. The citizens, he asserts, must reclaim their sovereignty by voting out the NPP and rejecting their policies of debt accumulation and economic dependence. He believes that the path forward is to fulfill Nkrumah’s vision of a truly independent, prosperous, and self-sustaining Ghana.
Kwakye’s message is clear: the upcoming elections are not just a contest for political power but a struggle to restore the independence and dignity of the nation. The choice, he says, is between continuing under the yoke of economic colonialism or rediscovering the ideals of self-determination that Nkrumah championed. For Kwakye, the people of Ghana must seize this moment to secure their future and ensure that their sovereignty, hard-won by past generations, is not traded away for short-term political gains.
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