THE SECRET BEHIND GHANA'S 50 PESSEWAS REVEALED..

Many have wondered why and whose picture is on the 50 pessewas coin? It has been mystery for a while now.... Below is the story of the well to do pace setter who also helped in the country's freedom fighting.


Rebecca Naa Dedei Aryeetey, 1923 To 22nd  Was A Very Close Friend Of Nkrumah, Very Popular And Was The Chief Financier Of Nkrumah's Party. Naa Campaigned And Supported Nkrumah Against Her Own Kinsman, Odartey Lamptey And As Such, Generated More Haters For Herself. 

She Mobilized All The Market Women At Accra And They Voted Massively For Nkrumah. She Accompanied Nkrumah To A Gathering At Ho In The Volta Region Where She Was Poisoned With Food And Died. 

She Died Childless. Naa Invested All She Has In The CPP Party. She Brought The Idea Of Bringing Doubled-Decker Transport Buses To Accra With The Help Of An American Friend. That's Why Those Buses Were Named After Her "Auntie Dedei". Naa Was Honoured And She Was Placed On Ghana's 50 Pesewas Coin!!

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