Editorial
Turn Nationalism Park into a recreational facility
Dear Editor,
I wish to commend the public agency responsible for the rehabilitation of the Nationalism Park in Osu, Accra.
The facelift has given the facility a new look and has no doubt beautified the area which shares the same environment with national monuments like the Black Star Square, Accra Sports Stadium and the Arch.
What is not known is the exact plan for the park which currently lies idle and under lock and key.
A few years ago, the park was turned into a recreational facility during the Christmas celebration and was decorated with several items that attracted a lot of patrons.
Both young and old frequented the facility for the period of the yuletide and provided a huge market for local traders who cashed in.
However, the facility has become idle again despite the renovation works.
Criminals take advantage of the usual serene atmosphere to perpetuate evil on unsuspecting commuters walking around late.
Thankfully, the renovation has ensured some sanity in the area but the silence on what it is intended to be done with is what is boggling the minds of people.
I would want to suggest the place is turned into a mini recreation centre for kids and families to have some fun.
With the collapse of the Efua Sudderland Park, the city lacks such parks to provide some entertainment for people to distress and a move like this would surely help.
Lying just behind the Accra Sports Stadium, it could also serve as a fun park on match days for fans who want to celebrate the victories into the evenings. Thank You for the space.
T. Rasta,
Adabraka
Editorial
Make Heritage Day celebration compulsory for workers
Dear Editor,
I want to use this platform to suggest that the celebration of Heritage Month is declared compulsory, especially for workers in state agencies.
It is very interesting watching broadcasters adorned in diverse traditional regalia on our screens, telling the stories of the various tribes in the country.
But away from the television sets, there is practically nothing to see in town suggesting the celebration of such an important activity.
Once in the month, we also see our school children celebrating the event by dressing to depict where they come from.
But just as was done with the Chocolate Day celebration, I wish to suggest that workers in state agencies are forced to partake in the event. Within that month, every working staff should be made to dress in African prints or ones that would show where they come from.
That, to a large extent would give people a lot of education about their ancestry and their cultural values.
I have a few friends that are Gas from the Greater Accra region but because their parents stayed in other regions and gave birth to them outside Accra, they have little or no idea about where they actually come from.
Some of these activities would go a long way to educate such people to know their real homes.
I expect the Ministry of Tourism to play an active role in the success of this exercise.
Stella Twum,
Central Region
Editorial
Make Heritage Day celebration compulsory for workers
Dear Editor,
I want to use this platform to suggest that the celebration of Heritage Month is declared compulsory, especially for workers in state agencies.
It is very interesting watching broadcasters adorned in diverse traditional regalia on our screens, telling the stories of the various tribes in the country.
But away from the television sets, there is practically nothing to see in town suggesting the celebration of such an important activity.
Once in the month, we also see our school children celebrating the event by dressing to depict where they come from.
But just as was done with the Chocolate Day celebration, I wish to suggest that workers in state agencies are forced to partake in the event. Within that month, every working staff should be made to dress in African prints or ones that would show where they come from.
That, to a large extent would give people a lot of education about their ancestry and their cultural values.
I have a few friends that are Gas from the Greater Accra region but because their parents stayed in other regions and gave birth to them outside Accra, they have little or no idea about where they actually come from.
Some of these activities would go a long way to educate such people to know their real homes.
I expect the Ministry of Tourism to play an active role in the success of this exercise.
Stella Twum,
Central Region
