Ghana's first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, in a historically emotional letter offered "consolation" to following the overthrow of Busia's government by the Ghana Army.
A post shared by Sika Official's X account on Saturday, May 31, 2025 revisited Nkrumah's letter drawing striking parallels between the circumstances that led to his own ouster and those now facing his successor.
Nkrumah began by stating, "I have just heard on the air that your government which came to power I barely three years ago has been toppled by the Ghana Army." He then highlighted the bitter irony, "It is rather significant that most of the evils of which my government and I were accused and which were the main reasons for the overthrow of my administration were apparently the same reasons that motivated the army take-over of your regime." The letter adopted a reflective, almost cautionary tone, as Nkrumah suggested Busia subsequently understood the consequences of unreasoned criticism. "I am sure that you now realise that those who criticise other people without bothering to assign good reasons for their criticisms eventually end up as victims of their own circumstances," he recounted. "You will also appreciate the fact that those who sow a wind reap a whirlwind, and after you have finished spoiling other people, you will be surprised to find out that you have spoiled yourself," he added a proverb to emphasise his point.
Nkrumah defended his own legacy, asserting that during his 15-year tenure, he strived to improve the economic conditions of Ghanaians, acknowledging the unexpected difficulties which were inevitable and for which my people were unprepared.
