Former Senior Governance Advisor at the United Nations, Professor Baffour Agyeman-Duah, has asserted that the significant contributions of Ghana's first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, should not be underestimated.

Despite having personal disagreements with some of Nkrumah's domestic policies, Professor Agyeman-Duah believes that Nkrumah's impact on Ghana's development warrants full acknowledgment.

In a recent address on August 3, 2024, President Akufo-Addo rejected the notion that Ghana was founded by a single individual, emphasizing the collective efforts of various figures in the independence movement.

While acknowledging Nkrumah’s vital role, the President asserted that Ghana's independence was not the result of one person’s efforts alone.

During a discussion on the JoyNews AM show, Professor Agyeman-Duah commented, “No matter what you say, Nkrumah stands tall in our politics, and nobody can belittle his accomplishment. Even though personally as I speak, there were certain domestic policies that I never liked and still don’t like, but still, even after discounting all those negativities, Nkrumah is a person that deserves the fullest recognition. After all, he (Nkrumah) was the man of the millennium, and that in itself says it all.”

Professor Agyeman-Duah emphasized that while many contributed intellectually to Ghana's founding, it was Kwame Nkrumah who played a crucial role in shaping the nation's ideological and emotional direction.

He stressed the importance of recognizing both Nkrumah's ideological contributions and the significant role of the UGCC (United Gold Coast Convention) in achieving independence.

He remarked, “After all, they [UGCC] brought Nkrumah; perhaps even if they had not brought him, he was going to come himself. Yet he was brought down to help them achieve independence. How can you take that away?”