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Let
us protest against the infiltration of foreign cultures –
Afful
Winneba(CR), July 11, Ghanadot/GNA - Mr Kodwo A. Afful,
Effutu Municipal Director of Education has stressed the need
to protest against the infiltration of foreign cultures that
had adulterated the rich Ghanaian culture to the detriment
of national development.
“We need a radical change in the adulteration of our rich
and unique culture,” he added.
Mr Afful made the call at a culture festival organized by
Ghana Education Service (GES) in collaboration with the
Effutu Municipal Assembly for basic schools in the
municipality.
All the 30 basic schools participated in a day’s festival
under the theme “Unearthing Talents through Culture”, to
revive cultural dancing that had been abandoned by the
youth.
Mr Afful noted that in the past, Ghanaian highlife music was
full of educative proverbs, stories and advice for the
people to lead upright life but most of the lyrics in the
music now were not ideal for the society.
Mr Robert Andrew Ekow Ghunney, Effutu Municipal Chief
Executive, advised the pupils to take the festival serious
to learn the rich Ghanaian culture.
He urged them to learn hard, be obedient, law-abiding and
respect the elderly to become useful citizens in future.
Dr Cosmos W. K. Mireku, Dean of Students Affairs, University
of Education, Winneba (UEW) said as a nation, Ghanaians must
change from dependence on other people’s technologies and
finished products, to develop their own indigenous and
innovative ideas and train the citizenry to be creative to
add value to national resources.
GNA
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