Krobo Edusei

Krobo Edusei with David Ben-Gurion in Tel Aviv

Krobo Edusei (26 December 1915 – 13 February 1984)^[1][2] was a Ghanaian politician and a high-profile member of Kwame Nkrumah's government. He was a popular, outspoken and prominent Ashanti activist and at the forefront of the Ghanaian independence movement, galvanising support amongst the Ashantis for Nkrumah's independence movement. He served as Minister without Portfolio, Minister for Agriculture,^[3] Minister for Transport and Communication and Minister for the Interior under Nkrumah.

After Nkrumah - PNP and Limann

Following the overthrow of Nkrumah's government, Edusei was imprisoned and subsequently released. He continued to be politically active and very influential as a senior member of the People's National Party (PNP), a party formed from the ashes of Nkrumaist CPP; and when the PNP went on to win Ghana's second (the first was won by Dr Kofi Abrefa Busia) post-Nkrumah elections, Edusei became a powerful figure in Hilla Limann's government. Following the 1981 overthrow of the Limann government, Edusei was again imprisoned, He was released in 1983 and died of complications from diabetes soon after.

Family

Krobo Edusei married three times and had numerous children who remain active in the Ghanaian business world. The more well known of his children include prominent millionaire Ghanaian businessman and ports operator, Yaw Krobo Edusei, Lucy Lamptey, former legal director of the Ghanaian government agency Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) and Comfort Emden, a real estate entrepreneur and conservationist.

References

1. Britannica world data - Google Books. Books.google.ca. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
2. Ghana year book - Google Books. Books.google.ca. 1981-01-01. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
3. "Former Heads of MoFA". Official website. Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Retrieved 7 August 2012.