• the fact that he led Ghana to attain independence from the British;
• his government made a lot of development projects: and
• his foreign policies, including his active contribution to the formation of the Organisation of African Union and Pan-African movement in general.
In this regard, President Atta Mills who adores President Nkrumah, for instance, has suggested that a holiday should be established on President Nkrumah's birth day, to honour him.
In contrast, the critics of President Nkrumah advocate that his government was a failure and the overthrown of his government by military is justified. The critics support their argument by citing:
• his Prevention Detention Act (detention without trial), harsh treatment of opponents including some held in detention till their death;
• the outlawing of opposition movement, declaring Ghana one party state and making himself life president; and
• the economic blunders causing the Ghanaian economy to deteriorate.
Given the above two opposing views, the purpose of this article is to critique the successes and failures of the government of President Nkrumah.
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he was associated to foreign clubs and also a radical group in London and also he did not believe the theory self government in the shortest period of time. Also, he left because he was not invited to work on the Coussey constitution as the other colleagues in the big six.