Why AKWAABA and not Oobakɛ by aggrieved Ga(s)
It’s quite interesting that the Airport itself is named after Kotoka, an Ewe man, yet no one seems to have any problem with that. Instead, all the attention is fixated on the Akwaaba inscription. If this is truly about heritage preservation, then why not call for the removal of both Kotoka and Akwaaba since neither has any direct link to the Ga people? Why single out Akwaaba and leave Kotoka untouched? The truth is, this isn’t about cultural preservation at all, it’s about your deep-seated resentment. You hide behind “heritage” as a cover, but what really drives this is your disguised hatred and open disdain for Akans. But let’s not pretend. The reason “AKWAABA” (a Twi word meaning Welcome) sits proudly at Kotoka International Airport since Nkrumah’s time is simple, because Twi has become so popular and is widely spoken across Ghana. Whether Asante Twi, Akuapem Twi, Fante, Ahanta, Nzema, Sefwi, Wassa, Bono, Wassa etc, all the Akan tribes, it has become our unofficial national language....