Ghanaian musician KiDi, whose real name is Dennis Nana Dwamena, expressed his disappointment with the habit of comparing Ghanaians to their Nigerian counterparts.
During an interview on Showbiz Review on Metro TV, the popular artist stated that such comparisons make Ghanaians appear bitter and jealous.
“We’re embarrassing ourselves. We sound bitter. We sound like we are not happy for your brother who is doing something amazing every day. You see life, we all have to look up to somebody. Somebody’s doing something right.
“If you have two kids, one of them is in school, one of them is acing it. The other one is trying hard and is not making it. You don’t always use that as your brother is doing; ‘Why? You are a failure. I don’t do well in life. You are useless if you do that. What happens is the other child gets low-spirited. But it’s important for us to pick up the good parts. Even look at not just Nigerians, because South Africans are also doing something right.” He said.
KiDi emphasized the importance of supporting and celebrating the achievements of others, instead of trying to bring them down.
He encouraged Ghanaians to adopt positive practices from other countries and focus on their own growth and success.
“Look at the good things people are doing. Pick it, and add it to your unique circumstance. Not that every time we open YouTube, Ghana this, Nigeria this. When somebody achieves something, we should see it as an opportunity.”
“You can big somebody up without having to bring the next man down. Somebody has done something amazing. Big him up without having to drag another. But we have the culture of this person has done this means you are useless, you can’t do it. Even when everybody comes together, we are still not enough, how much more the division?” He added.
KiDi also highlighted the negative impact that internal divisions and conflicts can have on the Ghanaian music industry.
He urged his fellow citizens to address these issues in order to attract international attention and opportunities.
“The spaces we are trying to get to, they have internet, they check on what’s going on in your country. When they search your country, you are fighting. They will say let’s go to the one where they are bringing us numbers. So it’s all part of it. We need to start fixing our internal issues if we want to be there,” he stated.
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