ATTACK ON NKRUMAH SHOWS NAPO’S TRUE COLOURS – Nana Ohene Ntow

Nana Ohene Ntow, a former General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), has stated that the
unprovoked attack mounted on Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, by Matthew Opoku Prempeh, is a sign of the latter’s
character.
The late Kwame Nkrumah is the man who led Ghana’s charge to become an independent, republican nation. He is
still highly revered both locally and internationally, many years after his death and even more decades after his great
achievements. He has been recognized as the greatest African who ever lived.
On Tuesday, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the man selected as the Vice Presidential Candidate of NPP, permanently
destroyed the glitter of what should have been his finest political day, by using the occasion to attack Nkrumah.
The blowback from the gaffe has been swift, brutal and unforgiving, with many stating the NPP Running Mate
destroyed all the effort and hard work to make his inauguration a memorable one.
Nana Ohene Ntow, who once held prominence in the NPP, stated, “When some of us were saying that the charge of
arrogance against Napo was not a mere tug but a manifestation of his real character, and that he is unfit to be
considered for the high office of Vice President of the Republic, some tried to defend him. Others even went to the
extent of suggesting that he should be repackaged.  Of course it was only a matter of time, and Napo was going to
show his true colors, as he did yesterday.
Nana Ohene Ntow described Matthew Opoku Prempeh’s statement as ‘despicable’.
“By some set of strange coincidences, Napo and his NPP chose to commit this despicable act in the very month in
which Ghana achieved republican status, and the NPP government of President Akufo-Addo had downgraded the
celebration of 1st July as Ghana’s Republic Day.
“Yesterday Tuesday July 9th, 2024, will forever be remembered as one of greatest days of shame in the Republican
history of Ghana. For on that day, a citizen of free, republican Ghana, Matthew Opoku Prempeh, a minister in the
current government of the Republic, chose to denigrate the name and memory of the man, Osagyefo Dr Kwame
Nkrumah who was used by Almighty God, to spearhead the achievement of republican status for our nation.
“In his attempt to over glorify whatever the achievements of President Akufo-Addo, Matthew Opoku Prempeh,
displayed probably the highest level of a lack of public decency, decorum, deference and dignity by referring to Dr
Kwame Nkrumah as: “mo Kwame Nkrumah no…”, and then went ahead to totally rubbish the name, memory,
achievements and legacy of Ghana’s undisputed man of destiny- President Kwame Nkrumah.
“When some of us were saying that the charge of arrogance against Napo was not a mere tug but a manifestation of
his real character, and that he is unfit to be considered for the high office of Vice President of the Republic, some
tried to defend him. Others even went to the extent of suggesting that he should be repackaged.  Of course it was
only a matter of time, and Napo was going to show his true colors, as he did yesterday.
“I invite all decent minded and reasonable Ghanaians to roundly condemn the behavior and utterances of Matthew
Opoku Prempeh, currently is aspiring to the second highest office of the land, but has chosen to denigrate the name
and memory of the man whom history calls The Father of free, independent, Republican Ghana.  This level of insult,
impudence and disrespect has not been shown only to the name and memory of Dr Kwame Nkrumah, but to the
entire nation of Ghana.
“I know in politics people advise that you notoriety, good or bad, but in my considered opinion, by this singular act
of indiscretion, Napo has procured for himself public disgust and opprobrium forever, and Ghanaians will never
forgive him, but will forever hold Napo in contempt!” Nana Ohene Ntow concluded.
He made these remarks in a statement distributed on social media yesterday.