Monday, 4 May 2020

Should the colours of the Ghana national flag be altered?


I love my country (Ghana) and therefore the national flag. The national flag is usually symbolic. It consists of colours which represent the wealth and power of a country. Ghana’s flag is made up of three such colours: red, yellow, and green.
The red represents the blood of our forefathers (ancestors) who shared their blood to fight for our motherland for us to enjoy today.
Yellow denotes the rich natural resources such as gold and diamond that are present deep in the soil.
The greens represents forests and the fertility of the land from which we grow crops such as cocoa, pineapple and sheanut.
From elementary school, we were thought about the richness of our land, which is symbolized by both the colours yellow and green.
Ofcourse, I do respect the red colour because I believe its place is rightfully earned. I do however struggle to reconcile with both yellow and green saying the same thing – wealth of mother nature.
Nothing tells us about which mindset should be adopted as people of a nation.  Since we were only told about the richness of our country but not how to get these resources, process, and package them for Ghanaians and for export, we grow up only knowing how to get those resources and sell them.
By observation, most African countries adopt these colours.
In my humble opinion, I suggest that either the green and yellow colours, which fundamentally signifies the richness of mother Ghana should be merged into one colour somehow (because they are also important), and a new colour be introduced to represent EDUCATION,INNOVATION AND INDUSTRILIZATION or a forth colour be introduced to communicate this idea.
Whilst colours in the national flag might not be the only way of instilling the spirit of innovation and industrialization into Ghanaian kids, it is one of the ways kids are taught about their country. I think this will make kids to adopt the mindset of innovation and industrialization at an early age which then will blossom into a national slogan – WORDS ARE POWERFUL.
We have cocoa but most of the beans are exported which is then returned to us in the form of chocolate at a higher price. The result of an economy which lacks industrialization mindset.
I hope we change for the better.

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