Abla Dzifa Gomashie is the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts
Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has stated that her continued involvement in the creative sector and her pursuit of political leadership are rooted in a deep desire to restore Ghana’s cultural dignity and embed the arts firmly within the nation’s identity.
Speaking in an interview on TV3 on September 11, 2025, Gomashie explained that her ambitions are not for publicity or personal gain.
“I wanted some things done fundamentally to strengthen the sector. I’m not doing this for the fanfare,” she stated.
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She cited the legacy of Ghana’s first president, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, stating that the country must reclaim a sense of heritage.
“Ghana just needs to go back to where Kwame Nkrumah left it. Where you own your heritage, you’re proud of who you are and you don’t make yourself second class citizens to the rest of the world,” he said
Dzifa Gomashie connected this vision to the current government’s cultural agenda, pointing to programs like the Black Star Experience as modern ways of promoting what she called “the African personality.”
“He promoted the African personality. Which is what President Mahama calls the Black star experience. That everything African should be held high. Always,” she declared.
The Black Star Experience was launched in May 2025 as a year-round cultural initiative by the government to drive economic transformation, cultural rebranding, and to strengthen Ghana’s creative economy.
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