The Coussey Committee was established on 14 March 1949, after the 1948 Accra riots, to draft a constitution towards self-rule for the country Gold Coast.
He was considered a proponent of the British ideology, as his views of "independence now" were at variance with the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC).
William Ofori Atta headed a committee convened at Saltpond, later in June 1949, to settle the differences between Kwame Nkrumah and other UGCC members.
A principal body, the Ghana Representative Council (ARC), was formed to initiate an appeal against the report.
He later announced the formation of the Convention People's Party (CPP) on 12 January 1949[3] to attain his ideals of "self-government, now, now, now", which became their slogan.