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What reasons led to the formation of the National Liberation Movement (NLM) to compete with Nkrumah's Convention People's Party in 1954?

State three reasons that led to the formation of the National Liberation Movement (NLM) to compete with Nkrumah's Convention People's Party in 1954.

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1. Nkrumah came from a small ethnic community in southern Ghana and thus the NLM leaders who were mainly Ashanti were uncomfortable with him

2. Nkrumah’s ideas were considered too radical unlike those of the conservative traditional leaders

3. Nkrumah preferred a unitary government but the NLM leaders wanted a federal system
johnmulu answered the question on January 31, 2017 at 08:41

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