Ako Adjei

Ako Adjei (17 June 1916 – 14 January 2002) was a Ghanaian statesman, politician, lawyer and journalist. He was a member of the United Gold Coast Convention and one of six leaders who were detained during Ghana's struggle for political independence from Britain, a group famously called The Big Six. Adjei became a member of parliament as a Convention People's Party candidate in 1954 and held ministerial offices until 1962 when as Minister for Foreign Affairs he was wrongfully detained for the Kulungugu bomb attack.

Quotes

• Ghana is our country, we have nowhere to go. This is where God has placed us and the earlier we realise this, the better for us all.
  • The Big Six: Dr. Ebenezer Ako-Adjei in focus GBCGhanaonine.com, 5 August 2020