The Code of Ghana Young Pioneers:


Ghanian politician Dr Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972) the country’s first president, at a Commonwealth Conference. Original Publication: People Disc – HH0080 (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
  1. Love of Country
  2. Discipline and Obedience
  3. Honesty and Morality
  4. Punctuality
  5. Protection of State Property
  6. Reliability and Secrecy
  7. Comradeship and Forbearance
  8. Love of Work
  9. Field Craft
  10. Unaffectedness
  11. Self-Control
  12. Striving to Faultlessness
    Before the overthrow of Dr. Nkrumah, this was recited every morning at school and we really worked hard at achieving these objectives. The youth need more of these today than ever before in our history.