Ghana's first President, Osagyefo Dr.
Kwame Nkrumah, in a letter, explained his decision to support , who was widely regarded as one of his 'arch-enemies' for the position of Prime Minister in the 1969 general election.
In the letter, which he wrote to Busia after the military coup of January 13, 1972, Nkrumah indicated that his broadcast from exile, urging Ghanaians to vote for Busia, was not an act of goodwill.
He asserted that he wanted Busia to win the election and become Prime Minister to teach him a lesson. "You will recall that just before the general elections in 1969, I broadcast on Conakry Radio to my people in Ghana, exhorting them not to vote for any other candidate for the Premiership but you.
