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Join us as we check out the recent renovations that poured a staggering $3.5 million USD (over 35,000,000 Ghana cedis) into this iconic museum. Was it worth every penny? And that's not all! As you watch, you'll gain insight into the profound impact Kwame Nkrumah had, not just in Ghana, but across the African continent and the world.
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[@p_black3219]

"New Building With Old Stuff"...I went there twice in 2021. These new pictures seem to be a tremendous upgrade. Your recommendations for technology on a $3M price tag makes sense, but it does look much better than 2021. Peace and Blessings

[@champion4000]

Exactly, anyone who complains about the price tag has probably not built or project managed a big building recently. Disappointing that the focus of this video is not on the great man's legacy but the price tag and technology. Do we not have enough technology everywhere else? A bit like going to Versailles or Louvre and complaining about lack of TVs/holographs.

[@kofisugar]

My guy your sense of fashion is mad.. You gotto open a fashion show.. Taste of fashion is spot on.. Beautiful white and kente shirt.

[@ExpatLifeGhana]

Thanks so much for that @@kofisugar, really appreciate it 😉!

[@yorkeshireprotection7411]

We will never get Dr. Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah loved Ghana 🇬🇭 / Africa again. May he Rest in Perfect Peace

[@ExpatLifeGhana]

@@yorkeshireprotection7411 - Love that! Thanks for the comment ❤️️🇬🇭❤️️.

[@nefertemur8951]

Greetings Expat Life Ghana, another excellent episode. Dr. Kramer Nkrumah was-is one of the many black Messiahs who came to this planet in the flesh to free his people and the world from the tyranny of the devil and his/her people. The struggle against the devil and his-her tyranny exist to this very day in many forms. Example: The 3 billion dollar structural adjusted IMF loan to Ghana, totally unfair and unequal. The struggle continues! Thanks for sharing.

[@darlenebreitenbach9325]

Deserves to be celebrated & honored...for sure

[@zazabrown732]

Omg first time I've seen Ayo's hair since I've been following this channel. It's always under a wrap.

[@mannykwao1447]

Nice program. I like your take on everything. Kwame Nkrumah was a great leader with vision. Today, we have animals as leaders, excuse me to say because they’re all selfish and greedy without remorse.

[@lawrencewells3674]

A great man, graduate of Lincoln University and a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. GOMAB!

[@ExpatLifeGhana]

Great comment - Thanks for adding to the conversation ❤️️💛💚!

[@markmensah7133]

Nkrumah was featured in season 2 of The Crown on Netflix

[@awula5385]

Incorrectly.

[@markmensah7133]

@@awula5385 what’s that suppose to mean

[@AfromemeGod.]

I haven't gotten a notification in a long time

[@NanaKwekuNyarko]

I am a quantity surveyor. Renovating an old establishment is far higher than building a new one. Sometimes it can cost as twice as a new building. I was part of the team. I can’t share the total but it’s worth it. Pls go for the old blue and this new and get new and just sit down and try and work it how much it will cost.

[@winifredgorleku6136]

Good evening Tony and Ayo.welcome back ❤

[@ExpatLifeGhana]

@@winifredgorleku6136 - Hey Winnie we miss you, and thanks for the comment 😊!

[@shellyowusu8869]

Great presentation about Kwame Nkrumah

[@bethonetwo]

I sure hope they used some of that money to renovate the bathrooms. When I was there in 21, this great major tourist attraction looked shabby beat down. I remember saying at that time, Ghana needed to invest some money into fixing the place up in anticipation of a big influx of visitors. I hope to visit there again in December.

[@ExpatLifeGhana]

@@bethonetwo -They did that! Thanks for the comment 😊!

[@samaforjindam1926]

Great video, fam! Love what you're doing

[@lucyhan4364]

The colorful water show in the evening is great

[@cecestj430]

Ayo, Love your hair!

[@ExpatLifeGhana]

Thanks so much for that @@cecestj430, really appreciate it 😉!

[@winifredgorleku6136]

That’s magnificent.

[@ExpatLifeGhana]

@@winifredgorleku6136 -Very nice, and thanks for the comment 😊!

[@beatriceowusuachaw6210]

I watched you the video I thank you for what you are doing for Ghana mo mo mo

[@ylstaggs]

Shalom family!❤️🙏🏽

[@ExpatLifeGhana]

@@ylstaggs - Love that! Thanks for the comment ❤️️🇬🇭❤️️.

[@blaqLion]

As a Jamaican, Nkrumah influences all the African countries and because of that France were afraid of Ghana, so they started dividing west African countries around Ghana with so called French language

[@ExpatLifeGhana]

Great comment - Thanks for adding to the conversation ❤️️💛💚!

[@nanaasafu-adjaye4239]

A balanced reporting of events needs to be presented anytime Nkrumah as president is discussed. As pointed out earlier in some comments above Kwame Nkrumah exercised his brand of reign of terror later during his time in office, throwing into jail some in the opposition and also the average citizen on the street even said by his “verandah boys” = overzealous & naive youth to have made an unfavorable remark about him. Acknowledging this every time he is discussed is no détraction from his tonnes of achievements

[@awula5385]

Reign of Terror. Really? When the opposition kept attempting to assasinate him you expect no response? They went as far to put a bomb in the flowers a little girl presented to him officially when he arrived at an event in the North. He was injured and she lost her leg. Every industry we have in Ghana started under Nkrumah except the oil which was discovered after he was out of power. I guess the corruption, mismanagement and theft we have now is what you consider to be a better alternative. The great Nkrumah has a name that stands alone.

[@AngelaInTheCity]

Hello All! Loving the videos as I plan to come to Ghana within the next few months 🎉🎉🎉

[@ExpatLifeGhana]

You should! See you soon @BlackWallStreetChic

[@AngelaInTheCity]

thank you@@ExpatLifeGhana

[@FAKmensah]

Thanks for sharing

[@ExpatLifeGhana]

Thanks for watching!

[@stes3797]

Ghana history and culture are beutiful

[@MrRidleyDog]

especially the stagnant water in the reflecting pools.

[@johnzuh]

I like your point about the bloated Budget, corruption as usual and the missing digital components that could make it more interactive and interesting .. I 100% agree with you guys.

[@capstone1073]

I love your content and have been with you from the beginning of your channel. Your discussion this episode sparked an interest in me. If you're opened to it, l'd like to see your sons interview some of their peers on the street with short multiple choice or yes/no, true/false questions about all things Ghana. Show them a picture of a great Ghanian for example to see if they can recognize it, ask about music, culture etc. I am very curious how many young people know their history or even current events. Too much is being westernized and lost thanks to some social media platforms. Just a thought!

[@ExpatLifeGhana]

Interesting idea @@capstone1073

[@AfromemeGod.]

wow that's brilliant

[@shondmichael1363]

Wow! I haven't been to this channel in a minute, but d** Mr. Expat is sounding like a native. I want to sound like that.

[@ExpatLifeGhana]

Welcome back!

[@Yahuda8]

Greetings family.

[@ExpatLifeGhana]

Hello 👋

[@mavisburke495]

Agreed with Tony the money didnot look like it was well spent .Hope the former president contributions hasnot been dilute to sell more tickets especially to foreigners smiliarily to a museum dedicated to the late Bob Marley whose songs that are less revolutionary are heard or promoted more in commercials.

[@ExpatLifeGhana]

Great comment - Thanks for adding to the conversation ❤️️💛💚!

[@JamesBond-44]

Do you know Tema was the idea of Nkrumah, well planed community. He also made education free in the Northern regions, because they were poor, so people will rather have the kids helping in farming than going to schools they could not afford. He also introduced the boarding schools, so all tribes in Ghana and live together in Peace and Harmony. The best cote of Dr.Nkrumah was, I AM NOT AN AFRICAN BECAUSE I WAS BORN IN AFRICA, BUT BECAUSE AFRICA WAS BORN IN ME

[@ExpatLifeGhana]

@@JamesBond-44 - Oh yeah, we knew. That is one of the reasons we are in Tema, and thanks for the comment 😊!

[@adminbentley5752]

He was ousted by CIA

[@ayozola]

Indeed, he was...for his Pan-Africanism.

[@wendyoduro9433]

With the help of his own personal people

[@sarahashun1180]

@@wendyoduro9433 Correct, but this probably wouldn’t have happened if the CIA didn’t instigate it. Same thing happened in other parts of Africa as well as other parts of the world. The Americans, Europeans and the British have blood on their hands.

[@awula5385]

@@wendyoduro9433 Not by his personal people. His Chief of Staff General Bawa was killed.

[@adminbentley5752]

@@wendyoduro9433 at this time we Africans didn’t know any better, is about time we stand as one or we fall and let our oppressors keep enjoying what they’ve been taking from us

[@mohammedsani3340]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@champion4000]

Thanks for sharing. I wish we would enjoy good things for what they are and stop looking for faults even when none exists. There are private houses selling for millions of dollars and people want to complain about a whole museum honouring the great Kwame Nkrumah? Also being disappointed because there isn't more technology or bling? Maybe they want a more solemn place where people can take it all in without distractions.

[@mavisburke495]

If the former president work is greatly highlighted to teach the youth or remind the Ghanaians of his wishes then the museum was a good idea. Why is the word welcome in the English language?

[@conqueror7723]

Yes, I've also noticed that Expat Life and wife are getting more and more critical, finding fault with just about everything. Having studied and lived in the West for decades, I can tell you that peaceful Ghana is FAR better to live in, than the US. I left behind widespread crime, racism, social inequalities, a crooked justice system, extortionate health costs, STRESS, broken family systems, a devastating narcotics epidemic, and polarized societies, in the West. Contrary to popular belief, quality of life is not determined by infrastructure or technology. No wonder thousands and thousands are relocating from the West, to Ghana. Those who prefer the violence, racism, and dysfunction of the West, can always go back, in my humble opinion.

[@champion4000]

@@mavisburke495 Agreed. The facility will pay for itself several times over. It's arguably the new must-visit tourist destination in Accra. The great man's legacy is inspiring for all Black peoples across the continent and in the Diaspora.

[@ExpatLifeGhana]

@@champion4000 - OOH, doesn't sound like you live here, and thanks for the comment 😊!

[@ExpatLifeGhana]

@@champion4000 -I am a retired General Contractor from the States. I know the price tag of current construction materials here in Ghana as well as in the US. Don't be fooled by all jelly and no toast! You don't get to a DEVELOPED country status by continuing to do things the old way. A solemn place without distractions is the Assin Manso Slave River Site. Our complaint isn't about a whole museum honoring Kwame Nkrumah but the lack of imagination that went into a 3.5 MILLION DOLLAR renovation and thanks for the comment 😊!

[@ebertbeeman4382]

?? Why doesn't Marcus Garvey receive more accolades?

[@ExpatLifeGhana]

@@ebertbeeman4382 -He is the reason the Ghana flag has a Black Star and thanks for the comment 😊!

[@shermanelewis52]

Was there today!

[@ExpatLifeGhana]

@@shermanelewis52 - How did you like it? Do tell, and thanks for the comment 😊!

[@shermanelewis52]

@ExpatLifeGhana I saw the difference from last year, but the cost based on what I saw? Hmmm! I did appreciate the changes, and just having the water running was nice, the pools could have been resurfaced, and was nice seeing the car painted. Not the best paint job, but it's ok.

[@NallyBiz]

The byword is corruption! Plus, the irony here is that, the forebears of those who supervised the renovation, thereby appropriating his name for ill gain, are those who overthrew him. Infact they have tried unsuccessfully to erase his legacy from the history of Ghana. I mean, he's bigger than their whole existence as a political entity.

[@awula5385]

So true!

[@albah289]

Where is Ayo from? Nigeria? Ayo is a Nigerian number also

[@ExpatLifeGhana]

@@albah289 - It is a Yoruba name and thanks for the comment 😊!

[@julianaansah6367]

❤❤❤

[@ExpatLifeGhana]

@@julianaansah6367 ❤️️ 💛 💚

[@ebertbeeman4382]

Do you ever seen a Kananga vehicle?

[@beatriceowusuachaw6210]

Your video on the president weldone Bravo I

[@gandhibaffour405]

Hi my beautiful people 💗 💛 💕 💓 💖

[@darlenebreitenbach9325]

Agree with you Tony......underwhelming...

[@abdur-raheems8648]

He was a great man and Pan African. Now let's keep it real he learned from the Black Americans because he saw how they dealt with white supremacy. Remember he went too HBCU Lincoln University.

[@ExpatLifeGhana]

Great comment - Thanks for adding to the conversation ❤️️💛💚!

[@awula5385]

They were very instrumental as well as home grown awareness. Things ramped up after World War 2 when the veterans returned home and started agitating for self government. Sergeant Adjetey and three other veterans were fired upon by the colonial government during a peaceful protest. So there was a definite movement in Ghana and around Africa which also inspired Nkrumah. There was the famous May May uprising in Kenya to name one of the several movements in Africa for self determination.

[@ant1047305751]

Hi ayo and Tony How r u ?

[@ExpatLifeGhana]

@@ant1047305751 -We are good thanks, and thanks for the comment 😊!

[@roc-8059]

Now you why we say the african leadership and management of the continent and a country ghana 🇬🇭 is full of BS... imagine what a 3.5million $$$ will do in the western world. Still great job

[@ExpatLifeGhana]

@@roc-8059 -We did imagine and thanks for the comment 😊!

[@miltonlewis7321]

I'm coming to Ghana to meet my girlfriend and I plan to stay a month and hopefully i will move there permanently what do you think about that idea

[@ExpatLifeGhana]

@@miltonlewis7321 - That is great, and thanks for the comment 😊!

[@charlesprempeh3394]

Tony and Aiyo I'm a big fan you'll. Keep up the Good work. I agree with you Kwame Nkrumah would have taken to higher level however through development he became a dictator who imprisoned his political opponents. My own aunt who was CPP was imprisoned and auntie never recovered when she came out of jail. Because of power he was holding he would have turned into Putin and the guy in North Korea. I'm not in way supporting the 1966 but Power they say corrupts. Keep it up both.

[@ExpatLifeGhana]

@@charlesprempeh3394 - He was ahead of his time, and thanks for the comment 😊!

[@awula5385]

Sorry to hear about your aunt. It must also be noted that the opposition made many attempts on his life, even seriously injuring him and others.

[@ceecayrils4081]

THATS HOW THEY DO IT IN GHANA WITH GOVERNMENT MONEY

[@AfromemeGod.]

CIA

[@darlenebreitenbach9325]

$$$$$$

[@josephbrown1573]

3.5 million! That is the budget for Ghana public schools !!

[@jeffreykofikarikari4334]

Rubbish talk

[@gabrieldarko6283]

Foolish talk

[@jeffreykofikarikari4334]

Think and write as human being, don't comment as an animal, fool

[@josephbrown1573]

@@jeffreykofikarikari4334 You people are too sensitive !LOL!

[@ceecayrils4081]

for 3.5 million usd ? no AI OR HOLOGRAM ?

[@Richard-mh7zj]

The negative side of Kwame Nkrumah was DICTATORSHIP. I saw the fears within the people even though I was a kid.

[@kojoampene5309]

Yes, that may be true. However, don’t forget the hatred and the numerous assassination attempts on his life 🤔

[@ExpatLifeGhana]

@@Richard-mh7zj -People fear what they don't understand. Now they understand and wish they had him back and thanks for the comment 😊!

[@hazaha8179]

Lies, Lies

[@julianaansah6367]

@@ExpatLifeGhanayess u guys are right 💯💯💯

[@adminbentley5752]

Most of that money went into somebody’s pocket

[@ExpatLifeGhana]

@@adminbentley5752 - It went somewhere, and thanks for the comment 😊!

[@jeffreykofikarikari4334]

And soo what? If it in you, you will do it, hypocrite

[@awula5385]

@@jeffreykofikarikari4334 You have shown yourself to be corrupt because you assume everyone is a thief.

[@valerieherron4185]

Ya’ll complain alot .

[@ExpatLifeGhana]

@@valerieherron4185 - Something to be said not complaining... Like you are happy with getting less than what you deserve and thanks for the comment 😊!

[@EbibrimNsem-rh4hd]

You don't like me saying they are thieves but .

[@ExpatLifeGhana]

Thank you for your comment! ❤️️👍😊

[@lawrencewells3674]

A great man, graduate of Lincoln University and a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. GOMAB!

[@ExpatLifeGhana]

@@lawrencewells3674 - Well said, and thanks for the comment 😊!

[@awula5385]

Also completed his Masters at University of Pennsylvania and Doctoral degree at the London School of Economics. He was a brilliant mind.