Ghanaian actor David Dontoh has said Ghana could be recolonised in 2050 if Ghanaians do not place a premium on their culture.
He complained about the taste in music, food, clothes and practically everything; the reason the economy is suffering.
H added that “we will continue to wallow in this state of affairs for a very long time to come” if this narrative does not change.”
According to David, Ghanaian television stations now televise foreign and even ladies in Kumasi dress like Indians.
Speaking to A J Sarpong on Citi TV’s Hall Of Fame, he said “there are a lot of Ghanaian young men and women today who have Ghanaian names, claim they’re Ghanaians don’t know anything about a Ghana. They cannot even speak the language and that is dangerous. Very dangerous.”
“I always say that we think that it’s fine, it’s normal. Let us not forget that empires have risen and have fallen and have gone extinct and Ghana could follow suit” he added.
He continued to say if care is not taken, the freedom enjoyed in Ghana now could cease in years to come.
“If we do not take care, by 2050 this country could be recolonized. The way we are going, if we do not change the direction we’re going as to what to do with our culture, with our language, with our everything, 20, 25 to 30 years to come this country would be recolonized,” he said.
“Because we love not for Ghanaian culture, we live not for Ghanaian ethics, we live not with Ghanaian norms, we live not for anything Ghanaian but we call ourselves Ghanaians” he added.
He also talked about how Ghanaians easily pick up foreign cultures and that the Year Of Return could make things worse.
“Now that because of Year Of Return, African Americans are coming and a lot of them are coming to settle and a lot of things like that it’s even going to get worse because we have been trained to easily fall for anything foreign and that’s where the danger lies,” the ‘Agoro’ star stated.
However, he believes it is not too late and the situation could be saved if critical steps are taken towards prioritizing the Ghanaian culture over the others.
“I believe maybe if some people after those of us are gone who’ll come up and have interest in helping this country really take a critical look at these things maybe it’d change but if not,” David further intimated.
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By: Hajia Lamy Gates | ghanaweekend.com
