Politics
Kwabena Darko who describes himself as Nkrumahist run for president in the 1992 election on the ticket of the National Independence Party. He came 4th with 2.8 per cent of the total votes cast. The election was won by Jerry Rawlings of the National Democratic Congress, who reportedly said that "people should not buy chicken from Darko Farms, because if they did I would get money for politics".
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