Achimota School, the school that gave Ghana's first President, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, his secondary education, appears to have thrown a subtle jab at persons accused of denigrating the legacy of the late former president.

The legacy of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah has become a matter of public debate after the running mate of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the 2024 election, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh (NAPO), said that the current President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has done better than him (Nkrumah).

A vast majority of the public have chastised the Minister for Energy, for daring to compare Akufo-Addo to Nkrumah, saying that the comparison is an insult to the legacy of Nkrumah, who was adjudged the Africa's Man of the Millennium in 2000.

Proponents of the ruling New Patriotic Party have, however, jumped to the defence of NAPO, saying that he was only expressing his opinion.

Achimota School, in a post shared on X, on Thursday, July 11, 2024, gave its thoughts on persons challenging the legacy of Ghana's first president with a cryptic quote from him.

The quote reminds people who judge others to also think of where they started from and not only what they have achieved; describing Nkrumah as the founder of Ghana

"#AchimotaExcellence... #tb 'Those who would judge us merely by the heights we have achieved would do well to remember the depths from which we started.' - Akora Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Founder of the Republic of Ghana," the post reads.

What NAPO said.

Addressing a gathering of party bigwigs and supporters on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, for his official unveiling in Kumasi, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh emphasized that not even Ghana's first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, comes close to President Akufo-Addo when it comes to spearheading development in the country's history.

"It has never happened in the history of Ghana. If President Akufo-Addo retires, I can hit my chest and state that since the nation's inception in 1957, there has not been a president who has helped the state more than Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

"I am saying that from 1957 to now, whether you pick 'your' Kwame Nkrumah... there is nobody who has led Ghana and protected the country or developed Ghana more than Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo," he stated.

He defended his remarks on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, when he paid a call on the Paramount Chief of the Wassa Amenfi Traditional Area, Tetrete Okuamoah Sekyim II.

View the post below:

#AchimotaExcellence🎹 #tb “Those who would judge us merely by the heights we have achieved would do well to remember the depths from which we started.” - Akora Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Founder of the Republic of Ghana 🇬🇭. pic.twitter.com/pLIaF2DheG

— Achimota School (@AchimotaSchool) July 11, 2024