The night was a historic one for the newly-born country and anything done on the night symbolized something spectacular. With the significance of the day, Nkrumah went for a traditional dress from the Northern Region known as Batakari. Nkrumah was not the only one draped in Batakari, his disciples were also in various designs of Batakari dresses. A historian known as Kwame Anokye has given a detailed account of why Nkrumah wore what is also known as ‘Batakari’ on the night of the event. So to identify with them, he wore the Batakari on independence day as a sign of keeping to his promise.”

Source: GhanaWeb September 26, 2021 13:07 UTC