Nubuke Foundation has been one of the first venues to set the ball rolling on the Nkrumah Centenary Celebrations. On 13th September 2009, the foundation opened the show entitled: KWAME NKRUMAH: EXHIBITION OF HIS LIFE AND LAUNCH OF LEXICON.
Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s life was probably just a little bit more than fiction. It is indeed strange that he has not enjoyed as much mythification as other world figures. To a lot of people however, his life, so wrought with controversy, misunderstanding and almost super-human achievements, is the very stuff of which legends are written. The stature of the man and the significance of his philosophical thought, not only to Ghana, his Beloved country, but to the world at large cannot be disputed. It is in honouring this gem amongst gems, Kwame Nkrumah, arguably the foremost founder of this nation that the Nubuke Foundation conceived this show.
Larger -than -life and nostalgic, as if mirroring the very stature of Osagyefo himself, the black and white photographs on display, silently hanging on the gallery walls, evoke an intriguing response to all who see them. And as if to give voice to the silent photos, succinct quotes, carefully culled from some of the poignant speeches and writings, of this great African Personality, bring us to the awareness that it is time we revisited not only Kwame Nkrumah, but the great host of thinkers that Africa has nurtured for the world.