Feature Article of Sunday, 1 April 2018Columnist: Samwin John BanienubaIs Flagstaff a colonial syllable or is Jubilee our patriotic essence? The Flagstaff house will henceforth be called the Jubilee HouseNo matter what the political actors would have us believe, this seesaw renaming of the seat of government from Flagstaff to Jubilee House underwrites the ridicule of our partisan politics and deepens the poverty of national priorities in homeland Ghana. Anything short of that is a lie and this lazy appeal to patriotic emotions in the Flagstaff versus Jubilee call is nonsensical for want of a better expression. And many Ghanaians still relish their English names including adopted English surnames with a sense of entitlement and pride. Agreed the Flagstaff House that was a few days ago is not necessarily the Flagstaff House that the Founder and First President of modern Ghana deemed fit to maintain and inhabit, the premises of both are arguably same.

Source: GhanaWeb April 01, 2018 07:51 UTC