Krobo Edusei was a Ghanaian politician and a high profile member of Kwame Nkrumah's government. He was a popular, outspoken and prominent Ashanti activist and at the forefront of the Ghanaian independence movement, galvanising support amongst the Ashantis for Nkrumah's independence movement . He served as Minister without Portfolio, Minister for Transport and Communication and Minister for the Interior under Nkrumah.
Following the overthrowing of Nkrumah's government, he was imprisoned and subsequently released. He continued to be politically active and very influential as a senior member of the PNP, a party formed from the ashes of Nkrumaist CPP. And when the PNP went on to win Ghana's first post Nkrumah elections, he became a powerful figure in Hilla Limann's government. Following the 1981 overthrow of the Limann government, Krobo Edusei was again imprisoned, He was released in 1983 and died of complications from diabetes soon after.
Krobo Edusei married three times and had numerous children who remain active in the Ghanaian business world. The more well known of his children include prominent millionaire Ghanaian businessman and ports operator, Yaw Krobo Edusei, Lucy Lamptey, former legal director of the Ghanaian government agency Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT)and Comfort Emden, a real estate entrepreneur and conservationist.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| New title | Minister without portfolio 1957 – 1958 |
Assigend portfolio |
| Preceded by Ebenezer Ako-Adjei |
Minister for Interior 1958 |
Succeeded by Kwame Nkrumah |
| Preceded by ? |
Minister for Transport and Communications ? – ? |
Succeeded by ? |