According to renowned journalist, actor, and former Information Minister Fritz Baffour, Ghanaians are primarily interested in honoring the ignorant.
During a press event on May 31 in anticipation of the James Barnor 95 Festival on June 6, Fritz Baffour asserted this during an interview with Citi TV.
Ghanaian photographer James Barnor was the first photojournalist to work with The Daily Graphic, which was published in Ghana by the Daily Mirror Group of London.
On June 6, the renowned photographer will commemorate this achievement at the James Barnor 95 Festival in Accra.
James Barnor has not received enough recognition in Ghana, claims the renowned actor who attended the occasion as a special guest.
He claimed that Ghanaians are mostly interested in politics and material possessions, disregarding the symbols that serve as global ambassadors for our culture.
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“Ghanaians we have not celebrated our icons enough. We turn out to be more concerned about politics and other mundane matters than celebrating the good that we have…This is a great country…When you talk about Ghana you talk about the people…we talk about what we have, culture, our traditions that is Ghana, so when we have people who are highlighting that very powerful part of us, we have to celebrate them”.
“But we don’t…we celebrate fools, foolish people…people who have not achieved anything, we celebrate people who are like fireflies. Instead, people who shine the light all their lives like this man who is 95 years old and is still talking and encouraging people to do the right are not celebrated”.
Ghanaians need a sense of direction that will make us proud of who we are, according to the former Ablekuma South MP.
“There is so much separation in the country and I blame Politics for that…we must learn to tolerate each other and learn to work with each other”.
The James Barnor 95 Festival honors creative innovation and cultural legacy. It intends to have a lasting effect on Ghana’s arts and cultural scene in addition to honoring the renowned photographer.
James Barnor, who was born in Ghana in 1929, established his well-known Ever Young studio in Accra, where he captured the essence of our country right before its independence.
