PPP
Communicator, Charles Owusu has called on the legislature to use local
language when discussing issues on the floor of the House.
According
to Charles Owusu, the over-reliance on English poses a challenge to
some Members of Parliament who are not fluent in the language.
He was responding to the recent gaffe by MP for Wa East, Hon. Aminu Salifu.
Hon.
Aminu Salifu, contributing to discussions on the State of the Nation
Address which was delivered by President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday,
February 25, 2014, gave his colleagues a very good laugh when he
committed some serious blunders in Parliament quite recently.
Addressing
the House, he welcomed his colleagues, saying; “Thank you, Mr. Speaker
for giving me this opportunity to support the motion ably made by my
senior, Member of Tamale Central; Member of Tamale Central, of Tamale
South…I’m very sorry about that. In doing so, I will like to thank the
President, His Excellency, for the wonderful Speech of the Nation; of
the State of the Nation Address on the twenty-fifth of the second, 20…”
and added that under the leadership of President John Mahama, every
"under school of trees" has been eliminated.
Another Member of
Parliament of Adenta constituency, Hon. Ashie Moore is also reported to
have committed a faux pas, thus raising the question whether the time
has come for Ghanaians to vote for representatives who are fluent in
English only.
Speaking to Peacefmonline.com, he insisted that it
is about time the legislative body consider the local language and allow
the members to express themselves in the local dialect they know best.
To
him, should the House find a neutral local language, particularly Twi
which appears to be the most commonly spoken language in the country,
perhaps the MPs who are not eloquent in English will not find it
cumbersome to speak to issues in the House.
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