- Nana Aba Anamoah has criticized the growing debate over changing welcome signs at national landmarks to reflect Ga language.
- She argues that the conversation is a distraction from urgent national issues like unemployment, poor healthcare, and failing infrastructure.
- Her comments, made during a radio interview, have reignited discussions about tribalism and misplaced priorities in Ghana’s public discourse.
While Ghana debates whether “Akwaaba” should be replaced with “Obaake” on public signage, media personality Nana Aba Anamoah is urging the nation to refocus. In a recent interview, she dismissed the signage saga as a distraction from the real crises facing Ghanaians — from joblessness to typhoid outbreaks.
Nana Aba didn’t mince words. She described the tribal undertones of the debate as dangerous and unnecessary, warning that such conversations only give oxygen to bigotry. “We’re arguing over greetings while people can’t afford meals or access basic healthcare,” she said.
Her comments come amid calls to localize signage on Ga land, including at the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park. But Nana Aba believes the energy spent on linguistic turf wars could be better used to fix roads, create jobs, and improve hospitals.
She also referenced her viral post on X, where she labeled the signage debate “tribalism nonsense.” According to her, every time language politics surfaces, it opens the floodgates for online tribal attacks — a cycle she says must end.
For Nana Aba, the message is clear: Ghana’s problems won’t be solved by changing words on walls. They’ll be solved by changing the systems that fail its people.
