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The Director of Diaspora Affairs, Kofi Okyere Darko, known in the creative space as KOD, has shared his reservations about the Detty December<\/em> brand.<\/p>\n

He said in an interview with the Ghana Times<\/em> media network that he does not fully embrace the concept.<\/p>\n

Detty December <\/em>refers to the wave of parties, festivals, concerts and homecoming activities that take place in Ghana throughout December.<\/p>\n

The term is widely linked to former Mr Eazi manager, Bernard Kafui Sopke, popularly known as Mr. Meister, during the period the artiste lived and worked in Ghana. <\/p>\n

In an Ghanaweb report published on May 6, 2025, Bernard said he coined the term \u2018Detty December\u2019 in 2019 during a December concert for Nigerian artiste Mr. Eazi.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt that time, we used to call him \u2018Detty Boy\u2019. So for that December concert, \u2018Life is Easy\u2019, we decided to call it \u2018Detty December because it was just going to be a fun December, an exciting December. It was like showing the full limits of enjoying December to the max,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He further explained that, \u2018detty\u201d is a playful adaptation of the Ghanaian expression \u201cdirty your body,\u201d which refers to engaging in fun activities that might leave one physically messed up but emotionally happy.<\/p>\n

KOD in his recent interview said he was not particularly excited about the concept.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cPersonally I am not a great fan of Detty December.<\/em> It\u2019s one of the reasons we are having events like the Diaspora Summit under the auspices of the President between 19th and 20th December,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He added that many visitors from the diaspora do not travel to Ghana solely for entertainment.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany people from the Diaspora are coming to Ghana. They are all not coming to have fun. There are people who are here for business opportunities as well so we want to go beyond the Detty December, great opportunities to network and bring money home,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

KOD made the comment when asked whether the government\u2019s Blackstar Experience programme had replaced Detty December.<\/p>\n

A few months ago, the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, also suggested that the name \u201cDetty December\u201d conveyed negative lifestyle implications.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, Nigeria has swiftly adopted \u2018Detty December\u2019 with some of their online reports crediting the country as the origin.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Ghana Tourism Authority has amplified the drive for December in GH activities for this year with many billboards mounted in various parts in Accra. A lot of activities and events, as captured on GTA\u2019s December in GH calendar, will take place within the December period.<\/p>\n

While most of the events started in mid-November, others will also run into the early weeks of January 2026. <\/p>\n