{"id":121927,"date":"2023-11-21T22:36:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T22:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/21\/tetteh-quarshie-smuggled-cocoa-to-ghana-nana-asaase-challenges-tour-guide\/"},"modified":"2023-11-21T22:36:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T22:36:06","slug":"tetteh-quarshie-smuggled-cocoa-to-ghana-nana-asaase-challenges-tour-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/21\/tetteh-quarshie-smuggled-cocoa-to-ghana-nana-asaase-challenges-tour-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Tetteh Quarshie smuggled cocoa to Ghana?&#8217; &#8211; Nana Asaase challenges tour guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                        \n\n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poet and spoken word artist Philip Boakye Dua Oyinka, known in the creative industry as Nana Asaase, is concerned about the kind of stories told to tourists at the various tourist sites in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to him, the presentations of some of the tour guides can be condescending, to say the least.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He revealed that he once went on a tour to Tetteh Quarshie\u2019s cocoa farm, and the tour guide&#8217;s narration was offensive to the toils of the man who laboured for one of Ghana\u2019s highest-earning exports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"lM6fQkJofME\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"We must take critical look at the stories we tell visitors at various tourist sites - Nana Asaase\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lM6fQkJofME?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nana Asaase said that \u201cthe moment he started his narration, \u2018Tetteh Quarshie smuggled cocoa to Ghana,\u2019 I was like a young man holding it right there. I had to challenge him openly. I couldn\u2019t hold it anymore. And all the gold they carried from here to whichever part of the world, they took it?\u201d he questioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The poet believes that as much as narrations on historical pasts need to be factual, they must also project the image of the country and the individuals who laboured and toiled for the greater good of all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"-7Sx0aU9wEc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"We can only forge ahead through collaborations - Nana Asaase\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-7Sx0aU9wEc?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tetteh Quarshie, an\u00a0agriculturalist, travelled to the island of\u00a0Fernando Po\u00a0now\u00a0Bioko\u00a0in\u00a0Equatorial Guinea in 1870 and returned in 1876 to Ghana in order to introduce the cocoa crop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr. Oyinka told host, Amelley Djosu on <strong>Joy Prime&#8217;s Celeb Biz<\/strong> Saturday, that he is also worried about the trade secrets, particularly around Ghana\u2019s cocoa, being offered to foreigners on a silver platter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The spoken word artist is of the view that the mystique of Ghana\u2019s various tourist sites, produce, and vital cultural antiquities must be preserved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"VdG04PnGqok\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Livestream: Celeb Biz with Poet and Spoken Word Artist, Nana Asaase (18-11-2023)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VdG04PnGqok?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The poet wants a multi-sectoral approach to streamlining the country\u2019s copyright structure to fit into the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This, when done, will help patent our heritage &#8211; things that identify us as Ghanaians &#8211; and be able to track their usage and the royalties that are due to the nation.<\/p>\n\n                <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>      \n                <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                         \n                                             \n                    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poet and spoken word artist Philip Boakye Dua Oyinka, known in the creative industry as Nana Asaase, is concerned about the kind of stories told to tourists at the various tourist sites in the country. 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