Before Ghana attained independence in 1957, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's First President, who spearheaded the efforts, travelled across the country, rallying support for self-governance.

A report by ghanaeducation.org noted, "The CPP employed various strategies to advance its cause, including mass protests, strikes, and boycotts, to pressure the British colonial authorities to grant independence. Nkrumah himself emerged as a symbol of resistance, tirelessly crisscrossing the country, rallying support, and galvanising the people behind the struggle for liberation."

To support these efforts and ensure his safety amid rising political tensions, Dr Nkrumah commissioned the construction of some guest houses: one on the Karimenga Hills in the West Mamprusi Municipality, and the other on the edge of the Nakpanduri Scarp in the Bunkpurugu/Nakpanduri District.

These locations were carefully selected to provide both security and solitude.

The guest houses were more than private rest stops, as they represented symbolic footholds of the independence struggle, where political strategy, reflection and engagements took place.

However, it appears that these structures have been largely neglected.

Their current states were recently brought to public attention by veteran journalist, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, who shared images and commentaries on social media platform, X.

According to him, the Nakpanduri guest house once used by Dr Nkrumah is now being occupied by a citizen of the United States of America.

“This is a guest house which was used by Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Founder of the Modern Republic of Ghana, when he visited the northern part of the country. It is located at Nakpanduri and is currently occupied by a citizen of the United States of America,” he wrote.

See his post about the guest houses below: