By
Angelina K. Morrison and Naana Ekua Eyaaba
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| Ghana |
6.
Passed in 1958, PDA was strengthened in 1959 and 1962, with more arbitrary
powers of detention for the President, following assassination attempts on him
in 1961 and 1962.
7.
The treason trial following a bomb attempt on Kwame Nkrumah by the radical wing
of the CPP in the persons of Tawia Adamafio, Ako Adjei (then minister of
foreign affairs), and H. H. Cofie Crabbe, led to the sacking of the eminent
Chief Justice, Sir Arku Korsah; the beginning of the end was in sight, not only
for the president, but burgeoning democratic Ghana.
8.
Meanwhile, a young people’s organisation, The Young Pioneer Movement had been
inaugurated in an effort to inculcate patriotism in the youth of the country.
9.
Originally voluntary, it soon became apparent that it could not compete with
the morally upright and age-old Boys’ Scouts, Girl Guides, Wolf Cubs, YMCA,
YWCA, CYO, PYO and others, it became compulsory for all school-age children of
Ghana.
10. Some school heads and parents who opposed the membership of their children and charges were hauled into prison under PDA.
10. Some school heads and parents who opposed the membership of their children and charges were hauled into prison under PDA.
Author 1: Angelina K. Morrison is interested in national development, true religion, and self-improvement. She enjoys thinking, and writes stories only when the muse grips her. Her first short story, Gravellatina is a breathtaking five-part series available now at Amazon. You can email her at angelinakm75@gmail.com, or find her at www.angelinakmorrison.blogspot.com or Facebook page.
Author 2: Nana Ekua Eyaaba has an overarching interest in the development of the African continent and Black issues in general. Having travelled extensively through Africa, the Black communities of the East Coast of the United States as well as London and Leeds (United Kingdom), she enjoys reading, and writes when she is irritated, and edits when she is calm. You can email her at neeyaaba@gmail.com.
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