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Patriotism doesn’t go out of fashion

Patriotism doesn’t go out of fashion

Made-In-Ghana Campaign Ambassador, singer and television show host, Ms Emelia Arthur, has said that patriotism never goes out of fashion and it’s a certainty every Ghanaian must keep in mind as Ghana Month is widely marked in March.

In a statement to remind all to regard patronage of Ghanaian goods and services as an act of patriotism, Ms Arthur pointed out that people might decide to express love for a country in many different ways but deliberately go in for stuff made or served by local people was indicative of national loyalty.

Ghana Month is a campaign in March to coincide with the nation’s Independence celebrations. The aim is mainly to promote the country’s local products and services and also to recognise its rich cultural heritage.

Ms Arthur observed that national pride was tied to the level of support we offered to various spheres of production, which also impacted the standard of living and general welfare of citizens. 

To bypass what is good and made by ourselves for what comes from elsewhere is, therefore, a miscalculation of loyalty.

According to her, there were adequate substitutes for many of the things we imported. She pointed out that it was time for all to patronise what was produced here for the countless benefits we stood to gain from such a move.

“Loving one’s country should be an everyday affair. It cannot be expressed in only one particular month in a year. So Ghana Month, to me, is just symbolic of the national identity we want for ourselves and how that, in turn, helps bolster our efforts in other areas,” Ms Arthur, whose Ghanaian Kitchen programme on Homebase TV won the Culinary/Cooking Programme of the Year trophy at the Adonko 2022 RTP Awards, stated.

Being closely connected with food through her television show and her desire to see more Ghanaians go in for local produce, she last December organised a Made-In-Ghana dinner in Accra, which went down well with the guests. Items on the menu included apapransa with crabs, various rice dishes, ampesi, gari foto and other delicious delicacies.

The Made-In-Ghana Campaign ambassador noted that apart from our food and clothing items, which must always be patronised, there was a vast array of other things such as beaded jewellery and other fashion accessories, furniture, woven baskets and toiletries, which were of excellent quality and which we must buy regularly to demonstrate our patriotism.

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