Some people will vehemently disagree with your claims that Nkrumah was the first african dictator and I happen to be one of them. How could someone that envisioned a United States of Africa be a dictator? Nkrumah knew full well that if his plan came to fruition then Ghana would just be a small part of a big equation. These thoughts are not consistent with those of a dictator. Nevertheless, no man is perfect, and sometimes the maturity of a leader comes with time. Therefore, I would not be too hasty in condemning him for a few blemishes in an exemplary tenure as president of Ghana. In fact, if one looks at the big picture and judges him on the categories that I outlined previously, he stands heads and shoulders above the rest. I believe that if there is an award for the ECOWAS president of the century, then it is the moral obligation for those voting to choose the best leader even if this means picking the best of the worst. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------