It’s negative for Ghanaians to limit national service to their own region

Kojo Yankah, founder and president of the African University College of Communications, has urged Ghanaians to reconsider their views on regionalism and embrace the idea of serving and working anywhere in the country as part of nation-building.

In an interview on the Asaase Breakfast Show (ABS), Yankah stressed that the success of Ghana hinges on citizens’ willingness to contribute to the development of any region, not just their own.

“The point is that every Ghanaian should want to be part of any part of Ghana, basically,” he said. “That is what we call nation-building.”

Yankah’s comments were particularly aimed at addressing the prevalent regional divide that influences many Ghanaians’ decision to remain in their home regions, even when it comes to national service.

“I know of people in Ghana who do not even want their children to go and do national service in any other region except their own region,” he revealed. “That is negative.”

The former editor of the Daily Graphic believes that such attitudes prevent the country from fostering unity and shared growth.

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