Speaking
in an interview with Radio Gold, the joyous actress and Chief Executive Officer
of Mama Dzifa’s Kitchen, a popular food joint in Accra, pledged her commitment to assist the
sector Minister in revamping tourism and the works of creative artistes in the
country.
According
to her, her nomination which came as a surprise would create an opportunity for
her to bring into force ideas to restructure the sector. She was optimistic
collaborative efforts between her and the sector Minister, Elizabeth
Ofosu-Adjare, would boost the performance of the Ministry.
Mrs.
Dzifa also explained the purpose of the incorporation of the Creative Arts
Industry in the Tourism and Culture Ministry, saying President Mahama “couldn’t
have put it under a better Ministry; the Creative Industry and Tourism. It’s
tourism. Creative industry is a vehicle through which we can exhibit what we
have in our country. And so, both of them, both tourism and the Creative
industry are like twins. They are together. You can’t put one before the other.
So, the pairing I think in my view it’s a very good one and we will use the
creative industry to celebrate our tourist sites. And we will use the tourist
sector also to celebrate the creative industry. They are interlinked.”
She
however warned critics to detach politics from the activities of the Ministry.
“We
can’t develop our country if we insist on looking at everything through
political lens,” she said.
She
appealed to Ghanaians to support her as she endeavours to contribute immensely
to the progress of the tourism and arts sector in the nation.
“I
will be counting on his Excellency’s guidance and I guess that I will give it
all my energy.
“With
the guidance of his Excellency the President and again with the prayer that has
led me that far, divine direction will come. And I will be counting on
everybody because it’s about our country. It’s about Ghana,” she stated.
Source:
Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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