The Minister of Environment, Science, and Technology, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, has made a startling disclosure about the ordeal faced by Ghana's founder, Dr. , during his regime.
Highlighting the plight of Nkrumah, following multiple plots to overthrow him and attempts on his life, Murtala Muhammed stated that the country's founder, despite being the sitting president, was unable to visit certain cities in the country, even though he had the freedom and power to do so. "… There are certain cities in this country Nkrumah, as the sitting president, could not travel to," he said on the floor of on February 25, 2025.
His disclosure of Nkrumah's plight has sent shockwaves, raising concerns about how certain individuals who opposed his administration went to great lengths to ensure his downfall.
The Tamale Central lawmaker further asserted that the overthrow of and his government was a plot orchestrated by external forces seeking to assert control and power over the country, who successfully influenced some Ghanaians to carry out the act.
