The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has dismissed claims that it replaced Akan and Ewe inscriptions on the welcome signage at the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park in Accra with the Ga greeting “Oobakɛ.”
Reports on social media suggested that the traditional greetings “Akwaaba” (Akan) and “Woezor” (Ewe) had been swapped, following calls by some Ga citizens for inclusion of their language on the park’s signage.
In a statement, GTA Chief Executive Officer Maame Efua Houadjeto described the allegations as false.
“We wish to categorically state that at no point has the Ghana Tourism Authority ordered or approved the replacement of the culturally significant greetings ‘Woezor’ (in Ewe) and ‘Akwaba’ (in Akan) with ‘Oobakɛ’,” she said, adding that the inscriptions remain unchanged.
She further noted that any modification to the signage would require approval from the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture and other relevant agencies.
The GTA CEO urged the public to disregard the misinformation and continue supporting the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park as a symbol of Ghana’s cultural diversity.
The controversy comes amid ongoing discussions about including Ga language in national infrastructure signage, including at Kotoka International Airport, where images circulating online—believed to be AI-generated—show altered inscriptions.
