The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has dismissed reports circulating on social media that it altered culturally significant inscriptions at the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park.
In a statement dated August 27, 2025, and signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the GTA, Maame Efua Houadjeto, the Authority described as false claims made on Instagram suggesting that the words “Woezor” (Ewe for “welcome”) and “Akwaaba” (Akan for “welcome”) had been replaced with the word “Oobake”.
“We wish to categorically state that at no point has the Ghana Tourism Authority ordered or approved the replacement of the culturally significant greetings ‘Woezor’ and ‘Akwaaba’ with ‘Oobake’,” the GTA said.
According to the Authority, the inscriptions remain preserved as part of Ghana’s diverse cultural heritage. It stressed that any decision to alter or replace signage at the refurbished park could only be made in consultation with the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture and other relevant agencies.
“The GTA wishes to put in the public domain that we do not know anything about it, and we did not order or approve the change of the inscriptions on the signage,” the statement added.
The Authority urged the public and stakeholders to disregard the misinformation and continue to support the Park, which it described as a “symbol of national pride and unity”.
There have been recent mixed conversations on social media after some Ga indigens advocated for Ga language inclusion, especially for national infrastructure on Ga lands.
It remains unclear which state authority sanctioned the name change at the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park.
