In 1966, Kwame Nkrumah was the first to experience a military takeover while he was away in Hanoi, Vietnam, on national assignment for Ghana. His government had, until then, been suffering from criticisms from the likes of Dr. Kofi Busia, many of which had led to the army taking over power from Nkrumah when they had the chance. In a letter that Kwame Nkrumah wrote to Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia in 1972, right after the 1972 overthrow, he reminded Busia of all the similarities in their plights. Deepening his mockery of Busia, Kwame Nkrumah reminded him of something that he said he championed because he knew its outcome. Before concluding his letter, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah stated that he would have wished to have met Dr Busia so that in his face, he would have told him how well he was sure that he would not succeed at politics.

Source: GhanaWeb January 19, 2023 22:58 UTC