1966 coup: Nkrumah's energy policy

Forty-nine years ago Feb 24th, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, President of Ghana was on his way to Hanoi Vietnam to resolve the Vietnam War. Back home, his own country which he had helped to liberate from British Colonial rule was in turmoil. Soldiers led by Lt. Col. Emmanuel Kotoka and Major Akwasi Afrifa overthrew the CPP government and made sure Nkrumah did not make a return trip to Ghana and to power again. After several stops and starts with democratic rule, the country now has political stability with successful elections of four Presidents. However, political stability alone does not propel economic development. Joyce Gyekye on the anniversary of Nkrumah's forcible exit from power takes a retrospective look at Nkrumah's energy policy in the face of what is known as the Dumsor power phenomenon in the country.

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