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Fellow Ghanaians, On 21st September, as our nation paused to commemorate the birthday of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah – the man who gave us independence, the man who told us our destiny was bound with the destiny of Africa – something deeply troubling was unfolding. A group of Igbo Nigerians living peacefully in Ghana had planned to celebrate their annual yam festival, just as they have done on a few occasions in the past. It was to be a day of thanksgiving, a cultural expression of joy, a reminder of their roots. But they were stopped. The Ghana Police Service, acting on a letter from the Ga Traditional Council, warned that the festival could “breach the peace” and that Ghana must be careful not to “import foreign culture.” That, fellow Ghanaians, was bizarre, embarrassing, and very dangerous. Because what exactly are we saying? That a people who live among us, who work here, who contribute to our economy and to our cultural mosaic, cannot celebrate their own culture in our land? What are we becoming when we see a yam festival as a threat, when we think drumming, dancing, and thanksgiving by Nigerians will somehow destabilize our peace? This is not about culture. This is about creeping xenophobia, slowly and quietly seeping into our national fabric. #JoyPrime