General News of Saturday, 14 February 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comAlex Quaison-Sackey, Ghana’s former foreign minister, switched his allegiance from former President Kwame Nkrumah to the National Liberation Council (NLC) government following Nkrumah’s overthrow on February 24, 1966. At the time, Quaison-Sackey was serving in Nkrumah’s government and had been assigned to attend the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Upon realising that other government officials had been detained, the foreign minister quickly pledged allegiance to the military-police junta in order to continue serving. The move marked a significant moment in Ghana’s political history, as several of Nkrumah’s appointees failed to rally behind him when the coup began. Watch the video below:Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Alex Quaison-Sackey, pledging his allegiance to the National Liberation Council (NLC), the military-police junta that overthrew Kwame Nkrumah on February 24, 1966, while he was abroad on a peace mission.

Source: GhanaWeb February 14, 2026 12:05 UTC