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16th September, 2009
Nkrumah Is More African Than Ghanaian
A Professor of Pan-African Studies at the
Mwalimu Nyerere University of Dar-es-Salaam, has hailed the Pan African ideology of Dr Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Ghana. In his words “Nkrumah was more African than Ghanaian”
Professor Issa Shirji pointed out that if Africa had adopted Dr Nkrumah’s idea, the continent would have been far ahead of where she is now in terms of development.
Prof Shirji made this observation on Monday at the Du Bois-Padmore-Nkrumah lecture series organized by the Department of Philosophy, the Du Bois Centre and the Institute of African Studies as part of the centenary celebration.
He said Nkrumah’s critics like Julius Nyerere who initially opposed Dr Nkrumah had now vindicated him.
Delivering a lecture on “Neocolonialism, Neo liberalism and Pan-Africanist Nationalism Refurbishing Nkrumah’s Legacy, Prof Shirji said Dr Nkrumah’s ideology were more relevant now than before.
He said there was the need for African leaders to revisit the ideas of Nkrumah in the quest for socio-economic development for the transformation of the continent.
The Pan-Africanism professor called for a Pan-African intellectual community for as a market place of ideas to inspire African leaders in their development agenda.
Prof Shirji described Dr Nkrumah and Nyerere as two of the greatest African leaders adding that while Dr Nkrumah stood for political freedom, Nyerere dwelt on social freedom.
Prof Shirji said history had proved Dr Nkrumah right saying that Africans needed to integrate their economics for the benefit of the continent than regional and sub-regional groupings.
This, he explained was necessary to avoid the exploitation of Africa’s resources by western powers.
Prof Shirji was full of praise for the first Ghanaians President for his efforts at African unity.
Prof Kwame Gyekye of Department of Philosophy, University of Ghana reviewed Dr Nkrumah’s book on consciecism, which espoused the basic questions underlying human existence.
He described Dr Nkrumah as “a great thinker with relentless spirit” explaining that Dr Nkrumah’s philosophical thought illuminated Africa and constituted the vanguard of the African revolution.
Mwalimu Nyerere University of Dar-es-Salaam, has hailed the Pan African ideology of Dr Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Ghana. In his words “Nkrumah was more African than Ghanaian”
Professor Issa Shirji pointed out that if Africa had adopted Dr Nkrumah’s idea, the continent would have been far ahead of where she is now in terms of development.
Prof Shirji made this observation on Monday at the Du Bois-Padmore-Nkrumah lecture series organized by the Department of Philosophy, the Du Bois Centre and the Institute of African Studies as part of the centenary celebration.
He said Nkrumah’s critics like Julius Nyerere who initially opposed Dr Nkrumah had now vindicated him.
Delivering a lecture on “Neocolonialism, Neo liberalism and Pan-Africanist Nationalism Refurbishing Nkrumah’s Legacy, Prof Shirji said Dr Nkrumah’s ideology were more relevant now than before.
He said there was the need for African leaders to revisit the ideas of Nkrumah in the quest for socio-economic development for the transformation of the continent.
The Pan-Africanism professor called for a Pan-African intellectual community for as a market place of ideas to inspire African leaders in their development agenda.
Prof Shirji described Dr Nkrumah and Nyerere as two of the greatest African leaders adding that while Dr Nkrumah stood for political freedom, Nyerere dwelt on social freedom.
Prof Shirji said history had proved Dr Nkrumah right saying that Africans needed to integrate their economics for the benefit of the continent than regional and sub-regional groupings.
This, he explained was necessary to avoid the exploitation of Africa’s resources by western powers.
Prof Shirji was full of praise for the first Ghanaians President for his efforts at African unity.
Prof Kwame Gyekye of Department of Philosophy, University of Ghana reviewed Dr Nkrumah’s book on consciecism, which espoused the basic questions underlying human existence.
He described Dr Nkrumah as “a great thinker with relentless spirit” explaining that Dr Nkrumah’s philosophical thought illuminated Africa and constituted the vanguard of the African revolution.
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