News:
October 2, 2020
President of Nigerians in the diaspora organization, Ghana chapter, Kingsley Ewa Attoe, has admonished the media, both home and abroad to project balance stories about Nigerians, as the country marks its sixtieth independent anniversary on Thursday, October 1, 2020.
According to him, he is not asking the media to change facts of reportage that the media carries, but stories on Nigerians should be balanced.
“As we journey on the 60 years, it is important that our story changes and these stories can only change if we are intentional with our acts”.
In a statement to mark the independence celebration, he pointed out that when Nigerian students achieve laurels in academia, or a professor is honored, it hardly makes the headlines but when a Nigerian does something as little as break-up with a lady, they are called unreliable heartbreakers.
“For every Nigerian who has committed a crime, there are hundreds who are impacting lives positively, but never get recognized”, he lamented.
He added that “it is time every Nigerian intentionally promote his or her country as we become purposeful in our statements, and those of us in the diaspora, it is time to mention the name and identity of Nigeria wherever we achieve a new feat and lend a hand or impact lives and promote greatness that is associated with Nigeria”.
Mr. Ewa Attoe urged the youth to show more interest in Nigeria, as failure of every government is the failure of the youth. “You do not relinquish your power after elections, you can still contribute to national discourse and show more interest in governance”.
On the tensions that manifests annually between Nigerian and Ghana with regards to retail trading, he encouraged his Ghanaian counterparts to be more accommodating, and see Ghana as a home based on the good stories, they have heard from their parents from one generation to the other. “We will not soil the brotherliness that exist between both countries”.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com