Ayisha Osori
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194 appearances
2 recordings
2 series
first heard Dec 2025
last heard 20 Dec
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They were the civilized people.
And so for these so-called civilized people to be that petty, that small, that petulant, I think you did a fantastic job in portraying the complexities of who Nkrumah was.
And to be honest, even that charge of being authoritarian, I mean, very aware of the way the world is today, where authoritarianism, dictatorship is definitely on the ascendancy.
I couldn't help thinking as I finished the book, how else could he have been?
There were three attempts at his life.
He had seen what had happened to Lumumba.
He had every right to be paranoid.
He had every right.
I thought to myself, people who would criticize him for these things, if they were in his shoes, if they had gone through what he had gone through, would they make different decisions?
He thought he was fighting for Ghana's survival.
He
And if we look at some of the models that are being hailed today, whether it's in Rwanda on our continent or whether it's China, then you would see that, yeah, there is a sort of appreciation, let me put it that way, for strong men.
I mean, you're incredibly polite.
I have another word for it.
It's just hypocrisy.
Because it's literally what we who lived on the military route in Nigeria know as do as I say, not as I do.
I was going to ask you that question because it didn't seem as I read the book that you were giving him any excuses whatsoever.
And so I'm going to put that question to you and I'm glad that you raised it.
I have two questions just to...
One was just, I was fascinated.
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