Singer Belinda Ekua Amoah, known widely as Mzbel, has expressed concern over the actions of colleagues who travel abroad solely to give birth and gain foreign passports for their children.
According to her, the act is not patriotic, and she feels embarrassed by the act.
Speaking in a recent media interview, the “16-year-old” hitmaker did not see the need for her to give birth in foreign countries for them to enjoy the benefits of being citizens of that country.
She said that doing that would make her children not associate themselves with Ghana to the extent of them developing the country at the expense of their motherland.
“People were asking why I did not give birth abroad, but I felt shy to do so. Having Ghanaian blood, why would I stay abroad to give birth just for some opportunities?” Mzbel queried.
She noted that it was wrong for people to believe in the notion that traveling abroad was the surest way to make it in life, a mentality she did not want her children to develop.
“I won’t do it because I don’t want my children to believe one must travel abroad to succeed. It’s a common practice, but I’m embarrassed by it,” Mzbel elaborated.
This comes on the back of the recent debate sparked by a Ghanaian based in the Netherlands who said the Dutch passport is worth more than a PhD from the University of Ghana.
Kofi Gabs, who is a janitor in the Netherlands, made the comment after he recently acquired his Dutch passport, which he said facilitated an easy travel process for him.
Source: Ghana/MaxTV/MaxFM/max.com.gh/Joyceline Natally Cudjoe
