On January 21, 1950, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was arrested by the British colonial government
Following the launch of Positive Action by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah on January 11, 1950, against the colonial government as a result of harsh governance as claimed by Nkrumah, on January 21, 1950, the first prime minister of Gold Coast was arrested and detained.
His political party, the Convention People’s Party (CPP), was also affected, while the party was banned from any political activities in the colony.
Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and other leading members of the Convention People’s Party were also arrested for their engagement in the riot.
On January 21, 1950, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was arrested by the British colonial government -Aftermath of the Positive action
The Positive Action was launched by Nkrumah purposely to abolish European goods and administration.
Positive action was one of the popular methods used by the Convention People’s Party to fight for independence. Dr. Kwame Nkrumah explained positive action to mean all manner of non-cooperation methods with the colonial administration.
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The techniques used during positive action include peaceful demonstrations, boycotts, and strikes.
The Positive Action was a non-violent protest organised to campaign for the colonial administration, as indicated in their motto, “Self government now.”.
The positive action that resulted in the arrest of Nkrumah was a series of protests in the pre-independence era of Ghana.
Nkrumah became popular in the colony, which resulted in his success in the 1951 general election.
Other members of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) that were arrested include J. Markham and Kofi Baako, among others.
A year later, Nkrumah was released from James Fort Prison when he was declared the winner in the first general election held in Gold in 1951.
Dr. Kwame Nkrumah won the 1951 general election while in prison as a result of the nature of the party.
The Convention People’s Party was a mass party whose membership is open to every citizen in the country, irrespective of their social, economic, and political status. With this, they won the hearts of many electorates in the country.
The popularity of Nkrumah paved the way for his election victory.
Nkrumah became popular in the Gold Coast when he was arrested and detained.
He also took advantage of his exclusion from the Coussey Committee, which was set up to draw up a constitution for the Gold following the 1948 riots. Nkrumah took advantage of that to campaign in all the corners of the country, which made him more popular than his opponent, the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC).
On February 1, 1951, Kwame Nkrumah was released from prison after his party, the Convention People’s Party, won the 1951 elections.
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