Nana Asaase, an indigenous poet, has called on Ghanaians to teach the future generation about the country’s rich culture and oral tradition.
According to him, the richness of “our culture” is determined when it is passed down from generation to generation.
Speaking in an interview with Max Morning Show in Accra on Friday, Nana Asaase said culture drives a nation, and he expressed the need for the country’s culture to be preserved.
He observed that many families were not teaching their children even about their language and their local cuisines and were allowing children to practice foreign cultures, thus destroying the moral fiber of the country.
“Let’s teach our children our rich culture. If I am saying this, I mean, teach your children your local language. Let them eat our local dishes. Let them know their roots for them to know where they are coming from and their origin.
There are people who are ashamed to introduce their parents to others. The same way, when you abandon your culture and tradition, you become ashamed of your country and origin,” he stated.
In moving forward, Nana Asaase appealed to the leaders to preserve the country’s natural resources to benefit the next generation.
He also cautioned the citizenry not to throw away the rich cultural practices of the country to embrace the foreign ones.
Source: Ghana/MaxTV/MaxFM/max.com.gh/Joyceline Natally Cudjoe
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