“I get only 47 cedis as my pension pay”- Old bodyguard of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah cries for help.

Mr. Christian Blukoo, who served as Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s bodyguard for many years, recently said in a documentary produced by Joy Prime TV and titled “THE GUARD” that he receives a pension of only GHC47 per month. 

According to the information provided by Mr. Christain Blukoo, he spent the majority of his active days in the Christiansburg Castle, where he worked as one of the most significant bodyguards for Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.

He related how Dr. Nkrumah had evaded five attempts on his life and how the National Liberation Council had eventually succeeded in removing him from power in 1966.

As a result of Nkrumah’s overthrow, he and the other guards were expelled from the Christiansburg Castle. As a result, he was forced to turn to farm in order to provide for himself and his family.

Christian Blukoo, who is blind and 85 years old, said in a heartbreaking testimony that he only gets 47 cedis a month from his pension, and it doesn’t always come on time.

He said;

“Because the money is small, I go to the bank every three months. Even that does not come regularly,”

“Up to now…Ghana! They took my pictures and particulars but I haven’t gotten anything. They said they will send it to my phone but up to now [nothing has come]. So, I don’t want anybody to suffer for me,”

Mr. Blukoo says he doesn’t like how the government has ignored him and hasn’t even thought about raising his pension.