Politics has divided our family – Sekou Nkrumah's address to his brothers and sisters

General News on Thursday, January 24, 2019

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

2019-01-24

One of Osagyefo's sons, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Sekou Nkrumah, accuses his brothers and sisters, Gamal and Samia Nkrumah, of allowing politics to divide them into family.

In an article on Facebook that seeks to explain the circumstances of the death of his son, Alin, Sekou blamed his sister Samia for inciting her son to return from London to Ghana, a decision that led to the premature death of Alin.

Dr. Nkrumah, who is obviously suffering from Alin's disappearance, also asked why his brothers and sisters did not send his son to Italy or Egypt, where they lived respectively instead of Ghana if they really wanted his son. well-being, as they claimed.

"The simple fact is that if my sister had not decided to go back to Ghana and get into politics, she would not have been able to influence Alin's return to Ghana! After all, they cared so much about him, why did not they send him to Italy when (and where) did my sister live for many years or even in Egypt, where my brother still lives? Wrote Sekou Nkrumah.

Sekou Nkrumah was responding to the claims of Samia Nkrumah's badistant, Pierre Bandana, that he (Sekou) had neglected his paternal duties, forcing his late son to sleep in the streets of London until the end of his life. Intervention by Samia.

Dr. Nkrumah explained that he did not want his son to return to Ghana and continue to suffer the same fight he was subjected to when he returned to the country in 1989.

"I returned to Ghana in 1989, I was the same age as Alin came to Ghana for the second time! Unfortunately, he did not even survive for a year while I was 50 years old! But if I know one thing for sure, it would have been terribly sad to see him go through the life I lived! Sekou's Facebook page reads further.

"Many friends have said that I seemed completely crazy every time I raised this topic, but I plead that if you do not understand the story that led to this point, you do not understand. will not appreciate my position or, sometimes, with firmness or harshness. to stand on the subject especially regarding my brother and sister involved! "

Sekou said he had returned from Romania to Ghana in 1989 with his wife Alin and his son, but a few months later, his wife returned to Romania with their 5-year-old son, a decision that shattered him. heart.

He added that he was in contact with his son by e-mail and even sent him birthday cards every time it was his birthday, but because of the distance between them he could not contribute significantly to his son's progress.

"Alin was finally found in the UK and was trying to find her there. He had intended to come to Ghana at one point, but I was against it and I did not encourage him because I thought he would have a hard time getting into it. adapt to Ghana. ! In addition, I was aware of the difficulties he had encountered in Romania that had motivated his departure! It's not a pleasant experience that I will not reveal here, "said Sekou.

Sekou Nkrumah said that despite all the difficulties he faced in trying to survive in his homeland, his political opponents were making fun of him and calling him all sorts of names, such as "homeless wizard".

"It was much later that I had my first public servant experience as executive director of the DuBois Memorial Center for Pan-African Culture!" Before that, I had taken our family home back to the government! Then, I contracted my third marriage and moved to the United States for two years! , Writes Sekou's message.

Read Sekou's full post below