Mfantsipim School and the founding of Ghana National College – Egbert Faibille Jnr writes
On the occasion of the 150th Anniversary of Mfantsipim School, it is imperative that we share one significant impact of that School on the independence struggle of the Gold Coast. The record stands that in the wake of the Christiansborg Cross-Roads Shootings on 28th February, 1948, then Gold Coast Governor, Gerald Creasy, ordered a crackdown. […]
Mfantsipim School, Ghana's oldest secondary institution, played a pivotal role in the nation's independence struggle. In 1948, after the Christiansborg Cross-Roads Shootings, the British Governor Gerald Creasy ordered a crackdown on suspected Communist activists, arresting five members of the Gold Coast's United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) known as the Big Six.
Kwame Nkrumah, also a member of UGCC, managed to escape arrest and hid in Cape Coast. His private secretary, Saki Scheck, who was an alumnus of Mfantsipim School, alerted the school and organized a boycott and petition demanding the release of the arrested leaders. This sparked a 'political' strike at Mfantsipim, St. Augustine's College, and Adisadel College, leading to the closure of the three schools and the expulsion of 150 students and four teachers.
After the Big Six's release, Nkrumah founded Ghana National College for the dismissed students on July 16, 1948. As a proud alumnus of Ghana National College, the author commends Mfantsipim School for its actions and the founding of his alma mater.
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