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The Chiefs and people of Tarkwa Nsuaem in Western Region are igniting a new debate - that Ghana’s first president, Dr Kwame Nkrumah was born in Nsuaem instead of Nkroful as has been ‘misinterpreted’ in the biography and records of the nation's founder.
They are therefore asking government to take steps to correct what they call the misinterpretation of the birth place of Kwame Nkrumah, 37 years after his death.
They claim that Nkrumah’s mother gave birth to him in Nsuaem but later moved with him at the age of two to Nkroful in Nzema Land to marry another man.
A surviving head of the Nkrumah family in Nkroful has reacted sharply to the story, describing it as baseless and untrue.
Speaking to Citi FM news, the family head said, Kwame Nkrumah was born in Nkroful, however, the elders in Nkroful moved to Nsuaem to look after lands.
He said even an uncle of his currently resides in Nsuaem and that the family moved through Wenchi, Dadieso and Nsuaem but Nkrumah was originally born in Nkroful, not Tarkwa, Kumasi, Half-Assini or anywhere else.
He said whoever wrote the story clearly does not know the history of Kwame Nkrumah, asking if Nkrumah ever wrote in any of his books that he was born at Tarkwa or Accra.
The family head insisted that Nkrumah was born in Nkroful, and if the one who wrote the story wanted to know, he should go for more education on the history of Nkrumah.
Story by Aglanu Dela Ernest/Myjoyonline.com/Ghana
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