MPs must debate in Twi, others – V.C.R.A.C Crabbe

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. ..AGBESI KWESI 8 years ago

WHO IS STEALING FROM GHANAIANS
According to a story attributed to the NDC MP for Asunafo South district, the NPP plagiarized the NDC’s 2016 budget. In his statement " Paragraph 273 of the 2017 budget says principally that ...
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WHO IS STEALING FROM GHANAIANS
According to a story attributed to the NDC MP for Asunafo South district, the NPP plagiarized the NDC’s 2016 budget. In his statement " Paragraph 273 of the 2017 budget says principally that the government has allocated GH¢2.04 million for the procurement of five million improved coffee planting seedlings for free distribution to coffee farmers while in the 2016 budget, paragraph 405 also talked about government allocating GH¢2.0 million for the procurement of two million improved coffee planting seedlings for free distribution to coffee farmers."
Now divide NPP's GHC2.04 Million by 5 million seedlings and the answer is GHC 0.40 per coffee seedling. Then divide NDC's GHC 2,0 Million by 2 Million seedlings and the answer is GHC 1.00 per coffee seedling. Now the question is, Who is stealing from who. I don't really know the university that trained these NDC guys. Universities in Ghana are indeed useless.
DER-GBAALE 8 years ago

AGBESI AKWESI
YOU are a stupid donkey. A compounded idiot. I hope you get it. Baawobr banza

AGBESI AKWESI
YOU are a stupid donkey. A compounded idiot. I hope you get it. Baawobr banza
Nana Kuffuor. Abeka. La Paz. 8 years ago

Some of these imminent people just come out with some stupid ideas and we keep retrogressing. The only national language is English. If you don't have the necessary qualification to work in English, you must be disqualified. ...
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Some of these imminent people just come out with some stupid ideas and we keep retrogressing. The only national language is English. If you don't have the necessary qualification to work in English, you must be disqualified. If you listen to the English radios and TVs, you can see too many mistakes. English is the only international language in the world. These idiots should stop forcing twinglish into our throats.
Zoobie-Zoobie 8 years ago

what about those who do not understand twi

what about those who do not understand twi
ELINAM 8 years ago

Is anyone tying down your mother tongue?
Are the Chinese,Iranians,Russians,Koreams,Malasians so stupid when they speak to other heads of states and address the UN general assembly thru interpreters for not speaking in Engl ...
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Is anyone tying down your mother tongue?
Are the Chinese,Iranians,Russians,Koreams,Malasians so stupid when they speak to other heads of states and address the UN general assembly thru interpreters for not speaking in English?
How about the South African parliament? Five languages are recognized and a facility to translate any one of them should any MP wants to freely expresses him or her self can be interpreted as he/she speaks was created. That alone is job creation. DON'T WE HAVE GRADUATES OF GHANAIAN LANGUAGES WITH NO JOB, AND THE SAME MPs BEGGING PALE ARABS TO INVEST FOR JOBS? Meanwhile they also have the capacity to create jobs. Now can you see how "stupid" our europale educated elites reason? UPSIDE DOWN.

Most EFF members speak and argue their case in local languages to let their grassroots who are the power base of EFF understand that the ppl they voted for and sent to represent them are doing their work on their behalf and will make their own decision to reelect them.
Ghanaians begin to think and use your brains and reason profoundly rather than just floating on the surface.
We speak local languages to "STEAL" vote from the locals and run with vote when elected and begin to act like europaleskins and speak a language the ppl can not comprehend and when its time for reelection, we go back and pick up our mother tongue that we had buried simply because we're ashamed of it and start disturbing the locals foe another mandate just to go back to misbehave as europaleskins.
CORNEY 8 years ago

Why not you go and live in those countries where any language is spoken in parliament,why didn't you write your comments here in your Twi?

While people are moving forward at a fast speed we have idiots like this CRAP advoc ...
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Why not you go and live in those countries where any language is spoken in parliament,why didn't you write your comments here in your Twi?

While people are moving forward at a fast speed we have idiots like this CRAP advocating for speaking Twi in parliament,those who cannot speak English knew before contesting the election that English is the medium of expression in parliament so if they are having difficulty speaking they should resign,nobody is forcing them to be in parliament.

It is the English language that keeps us together,not the local languages.
ELINAM 8 years ago

We're weak and so uninnovative. If English in your opinion is what you think has united us then our unity is built on a quick sand.
I think you're living in the UK which also has a province that speaks Welsh or Scottish I s ...
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We're weak and so uninnovative. If English in your opinion is what you think has united us then our unity is built on a quick sand.
I think you're living in the UK which also has a province that speaks Welsh or Scottish I stand to be corrected. And also, Canada which also has a province that speaks French. Belgians have their Wolons and their Flamish. All these provinces have their schools and a multi lingua parliament.
If they can do it, why can't we also show the fortitude as men with some testicles to tackle the bull by the horn?
There's an elephant in the room and we're being too coward to speak frankly about it.
Most ppl just hear TWI and went gaga. The C.V.R.E.E.A.C. guy used it as an example.
South African Parliament had shown the way. And the reason why SA has done it is simply because those Dutch peasants calling themselves Afrikans won't speak no English even if they could speak it. You see, that made them MEN with testicle.
The average Ghanaian man is just mentally too weak period. Nigerian are not this weak.
boa 8 years ago

you said it all but don't bring Nigeria into this because they don't have a national language and even the name Nigeria was giving to them even lagos names is from Portugal so don't say they are not weak the thing about twi i ...
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you said it all but don't bring Nigeria into this because they don't have a national language and even the name Nigeria was giving to them even lagos names is from Portugal so don't say they are not weak the thing about twi is people feel ashanti will dominate that why but am leaving in belguim even the german part that is smaller than ho city has it own language
ELINAM 8 years ago

The Osofo who manufactures automobile "KANTAKA" can not speak English very well so he should cease to manufacture his vehicles and let you and your booklongs who can not even make a tooth pick for yourselves take over his ...
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The Osofo who manufactures automobile "KANTAKA" can not speak English very well so he should cease to manufacture his vehicles and let you and your booklongs who can not even make a tooth pick for yourselves take over his company? Another young man is manufacturing anti-deft electronics for vehicles but can not speak English. So if Kantaka guy could build automobile engines, why can't he be an MP and make laws to effect the way we should learn and be crafty versus the way we're going about this colonial curriculum ppl like you keep hanging on simply because it gives you and those fools some bragging rights even though its merits are not developing us but rather taking us backward.
What you guys are afraid of shall come to pass, and that is those who have less europale skin education system will come to do more in technologies and make you and the bookings so unimportant. Most of you will become a mere employees for those who never finished or ever been to any euro pale schools.
Europale schools and mind set creates retrogression and encourages a culture of death.
Africa mind set creates and represents a culture of life.
HONESTY 8 years ago

It might be a good idea, but it is not cheap.

We will need interpreters because not every Parliamentarian can speak and understand twi.

Let's bring in Ewes and Dagomba Parliamentarians and interpret as well.

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It might be a good idea, but it is not cheap.

We will need interpreters because not every Parliamentarian can speak and understand twi.

Let's bring in Ewes and Dagomba Parliamentarians and interpret as well.

YOU PEOPLE CAN NOT THINK FAR.

How is that silly lady Legislator going to write and push a single bill in Parliament.

You people think Parliament is a market place for 'us' Asantis.

Joyce 8 years ago

Local dialect via interpreter

Local dialect via interpreter
Grayson Tema 8 years ago

Mercy Seychelles the Akwatia MP should lead this cause

Mercy Seychelles the Akwatia MP should lead this cause
ELINAM 8 years ago

That's the job of parliament instead of trying hard to lean vocabularies and begin to make a fool of herself with big words to prove that she's now "educated".

That's the job of parliament instead of trying hard to lean vocabularies and begin to make a fool of herself with big words to prove that she's now "educated".
ELINAM 8 years ago

The GIL is graduating graduates every year and who do you want to employ them? You want some dirty racist Arabs to employ them to be cleaning? We over spent and create loot and share but when it comes to building our own ins ...
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The GIL is graduating graduates every year and who do you want to employ them? You want some dirty racist Arabs to employ them to be cleaning? We over spent and create loot and share but when it comes to building our own institutions to strenghen the "demoncrazy" that we boast of as the best in Africa, we start singing how it's too expensive and we do not have the money?
CORNEY 8 years ago

Stop displaying your ignorance here as you always do,the Ghana Institute of Languages does not train people to speak Twi or any Ghanaian language,it is a school to learn foreign languages such as French,Spanish and others,the ...
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Stop displaying your ignorance here as you always do,the Ghana Institute of Languages does not train people to speak Twi or any Ghanaian language,it is a school to learn foreign languages such as French,Spanish and others,there is a different between Bereau of Ghana Languages and Ghana Institute of Languages,unless that has changed in recent times,they don't train Twi speakers as you think.
ELINAM 8 years ago

Can't we start to learn our own languages if you think we do not train for it? You claimed 'am displaying ignorance but here you are happy about a Ghanaian govt Institute training Ghanaians in Europale skin languages at dis ...
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Can't we start to learn our own languages if you think we do not train for it? You claimed 'am displaying ignorance but here you are happy about a Ghanaian govt Institute training Ghanaians in Europale skin languages at disadvantage to ours and see nothing wrong about it, and when I advocate a system that could allow us to comprehend each other better, I became the "ignorant" one? Thanx to the education system that had made us this way.
Natural Mystic 8 years ago

Well, no problem. I am Guan and speak English and both Likpe and Amedzofe dialects. I will be comfortable speaking any of those dialects in Parliament.

Well, no problem. I am Guan and speak English and both Likpe and Amedzofe dialects. I will be comfortable speaking any of those dialects in Parliament.
Ken Ntiamoa 8 years ago

Look guys, I pity Ghanaians. The fact is 85% of Ghanaians don't understand English. 99% cannot write proper English. This article itself is full of mistakes. When some past Presidents spoke, the Englishman whose language the ...
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Look guys, I pity Ghanaians. The fact is 85% of Ghanaians don't understand English. 99% cannot write proper English. This article itself is full of mistakes. When some past Presidents spoke, the Englishman whose language they were supposed to be speaking could not understand them, anyway. So, we must as well speak our local languages so at least, we can understand ourselves.

Ken
Pocket lawyer 8 years ago

These old minds with us. What is the twi equivalents for Jupiter, Mars, chemistry, physics electromotive force, bibliography, fluorescent, magnetism, equilibrium. Please don't describe just give me a name equivalent to all th ...
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These old minds with us. What is the twi equivalents for Jupiter, Mars, chemistry, physics electromotive force, bibliography, fluorescent, magnetism, equilibrium. Please don't describe just give me a name equivalent to all these descoveries. If you are able to research and discover and give names in twi to your scientific discoveries then we are on our way to use twi or any other local language in parliament. What is quorum,bill, diversity. Bush oldman with outmoded ideas. Do you even speak twi to your children in the house? What is an ion or molecular weight in twi.
Zoobie-Zoobie 8 years ago

change the constitution first

change the constitution first

Dunde 8 years ago

Idiot, change the constitution to what again you fool. Let's make it Ashanti manifesto or kyebi mafia doctrine you ape.

Idiot, change the constitution to what again you fool. Let's make it Ashanti manifesto or kyebi mafia doctrine you ape.
Ken Ntiamoa 8 years ago

If we suppress the use of local languages like we've been trying to do for so long, how can we develop those scientific words you talk about? Those words were merely coined. We can coin our own also. They also maybe some loca ...
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If we suppress the use of local languages like we've been trying to do for so long, how can we develop those scientific words you talk about? Those words were merely coined. We can coin our own also. They also maybe some local words and expression that don't have English equivalent.

Ken
Emefa 8 years ago

the most intelligent comment about this article so far...

the most intelligent comment about this article so far...
Jerry 8 years ago

I can't stop laughing at these people who are dreaming of making twi the national language. It is not impossible but it not going to be easy.

I can't stop laughing at these people who are dreaming of making twi the national language. It is not impossible but it not going to be easy.
Ken Ntiamoa 8 years ago

What is the German word for Neptune? Yet, the Germans speak their language is Parliament.

Ken

What is the German word for Neptune? Yet, the Germans speak their language is Parliament.

Ken
Ken Ntiamoa 8 years ago

You think Mars is English, huh?

Ken

You think Mars is English, huh?

Ken
dd 8 years ago

You are as useless as shit

You are as useless as shit
SENDERO 8 years ago

Up until 1925, maths and science (physics, chemistry and biology) were taught in Ga and Twi

The textbooks were also written in Ga and Twi.

I hope this helps in the debate

Up until 1925, maths and science (physics, chemistry and biology) were taught in Ga and Twi

The textbooks were also written in Ga and Twi.

I hope this helps in the debate
Get it right 8 years ago

We are not in 1925. In our current globalised world English is an advantage not a barrier. Ask the Chinese and non-English speaking Europeans how desperate they are to make sure their kids learn and speak English well. By all ...
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We are not in 1925. In our current globalised world English is an advantage not a barrier. Ask the Chinese and non-English speaking Europeans how desperate they are to make sure their kids learn and speak English well. By all means lets learn and promote our local languages to make us multi-lingual but not at the expense of global languages like English
SENDERO 8 years ago

I have not said we are still in 1925. The issues you have raised do not respond to my point. We were asked how technical terms will be expressed in local languages and, theis, seemingly, was too complex

I replied saying up ...
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I have not said we are still in 1925. The issues you have raised do not respond to my point. We were asked how technical terms will be expressed in local languages and, theis, seemingly, was too complex

I replied saying up until 1925 this was the case

For your information, some doctors have very recently prepared and published a Twi glossary on medical terms

I hope this helps inform the debate further

ELINAM 8 years ago

Didn't our ancestors named all our days and created numbers for us?
Didn't the Dogons of Mali knew about what europale skins call SIRUS B Star before NASA with powerful telescope discovered it only few years ago in 1940s?
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Didn't our ancestors named all our days and created numbers for us?
Didn't the Dogons of Mali knew about what europale skins call SIRUS B Star before NASA with powerful telescope discovered it only few years ago in 1940s?
Didn't the Dogons drew its position and had a name for it long,long,long (5,000 bc) before the god of most Ghanaians - the pale ones- ever knew about this just some 70 years ago?
The Chinese also knew about Jupiter but do not call it as such. Are they poorly educated in compare to the empty Ghanaian who knew the English name of Jupiter but can not point its position in the cosmos?.
Since when reading our God-given stars in our universe that correspond to the way live has to do with their so-called English names? Didn't our ancestors named the moon and corresponded that with the cleansing process that go on with our women?

When the "three wise men" - yes, they're black men - were reading a star to go see the new born king, where was England at that time to even create the English language? No England at that time.
OPEN UP YOUR BRAINS AND LEAVE THIS BACKWARD EUROPALE SKIN EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT HAS IMPRISONED MANY BRILLIANT AND BEAUTIFUL MINDS FROM REASONING!!
ELINAM 8 years ago

A wise man.

A wise man.
Joyce 8 years ago

Your contribution on the floor is important to you. So use a dialect you can speak and parliament can understand. Or through an interpretation

Your contribution on the floor is important to you. So use a dialect you can speak and parliament can understand. Or through an interpretation
Photosy 8 years ago

this is absolutely ridiculous. the legislature must be serious house for debating in serious language of communication than our local language, a language in which are bye laws and laws are all written. Besides, lets stop rid ...
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this is absolutely ridiculous. the legislature must be serious house for debating in serious language of communication than our local language, a language in which are bye laws and laws are all written. Besides, lets stop ridiculing our parliament by not putting quality to its admissions. There must be a minimum qualification into our parliament than this open for all Jerry John Rawlins consultative assembly kind of follow up parliament. THis constitution has used by our parliament has since the exit of Jerry whom it was created for his over stayed its welcome and must be chunked into a dustbin.
Zoobie-Zoobie 8 years ago

loud and empty

loud and empty
Isaac 8 years ago

Yes it is a good idea so that it can favour Kennedy Agyeapong

Yes it is a good idea so that it can favour Kennedy Agyeapong
Get it right 8 years ago

He said local languages NOT Twi. Your headline is incredibly misleading.

He said local languages NOT Twi. Your headline is incredibly misleading.
Paa Kwasi 8 years ago

Well said, but it might cost us more since we will require interpreters.

Well said, but it might cost us more since we will require interpreters.
Odikro 8 years ago

Ghana has a lingua franca; if you want to serve in some positions, you must go to school and learn the language. Ghana's constitution is not in "Twi, others...); it's in English. And if those people can not read and write Eng ...
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Ghana has a lingua franca; if you want to serve in some positions, you must go to school and learn the language. Ghana's constitution is not in "Twi, others...); it's in English. And if those people can not read and write English, what the hell are they going to contribute on the floor?
Zoobie-Zoobie 8 years ago

I agree with you

I agree with you
Samuel Duodu Samuel 8 years ago

Learn sense please

Learn sense please
Agyei Christopher#_ d.j tee_ 8 years ago

Is true, if u come to Italy here they speak their language"Spanish" in parliament if they saying somtin gud or bad u don't hear....

....Ghana our language is _TWI_ we have to speak in parliament only English we speak so t ...
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Is true, if u come to Italy here they speak their language"Spanish" in parliament if they saying somtin gud or bad u don't hear....

....Ghana our language is _TWI_ we have to speak in parliament only English we speak so that everybody go hear it, Is not good.........cont
Get it right 8 years ago

Our language is not TWI.

It is English the medium of instruction in our schools. If we go the interpreters way, then I expect all 50+ languages in Ghana to be catered for ie provided interpreters for in parliament

Our language is not TWI.

It is English the medium of instruction in our schools. If we go the interpreters way, then I expect all 50+ languages in Ghana to be catered for ie provided interpreters for in parliament
Dwarf and co. 8 years ago

These Ashanti people are too proud and I will never, repeat never speak twi even though i do understand it and can speak it.

These Ashanti people are too proud and I will never, repeat never speak twi even though i do understand it and can speak it.
PAA LOGORZOR 8 years ago

What do you mean by 'Get it right'? He said MPs must debate in Twi, others.

What do you mean by 'Get it right'? He said MPs must debate in Twi, others.
Get it right 8 years ago

Crabbe NEVER mentioned Twi - He said local languages. The writer was the one who felt the need to choose to headline what he said as "TWI and others"

Crabbe NEVER mentioned Twi - He said local languages. The writer was the one who felt the need to choose to headline what he said as "TWI and others"
chief vandal 8 years ago

This man is senile. Do not listen to him.

This man is senile. Do not listen to him.
Bishop blay 8 years ago

Excellent idea.

Excellent idea.
Daniel Maxwell Esiful 8 years ago

This is a wonderful and perfect proposal. This idea must be given the deserved attention.

This is a wonderful and perfect proposal. This idea must be given the deserved attention.
ONE GHANA 8 years ago

Most foolish suggestion from the respected and learned law luminary!

Most foolish suggestion from the respected and learned law luminary!
Abewaha 8 years ago

English great but the Twi must be allowed to get points across more effectively. Why are we still copying blindly when we have other rich langaues within Ghana.The British has nothing but English and even in Wales they are no ...
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English great but the Twi must be allowed to get points across more effectively. Why are we still copying blindly when we have other rich langaues within Ghana.The British has nothing but English and even in Wales they are now realising that that need to stand up for their Welsh language to be used in Parliament.What is our problem.
Get it right 8 years ago

Our problem is that unlike them we have 50+ languages and may require almost as many interpreters as MPs to interpret.

If we are not willing to phantom that kind of gridlock and chaos then the age old sensitive subject ma ...
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Our problem is that unlike them we have 50+ languages and may require almost as many interpreters as MPs to interpret.

If we are not willing to phantom that kind of gridlock and chaos then the age old sensitive subject may rear its head again.

Maybe we ought to go the one local language route. In that case are you willing to sacrifice your twi for Nzema?
Ritewing 8 years ago

Our problem is that unlike Wales, there could be as many as one hundered different dialects speaking MPs. Which would mean that to get parliament going on a given day, we would have to have one hundred interpreters. This is c ...
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Our problem is that unlike Wales, there could be as many as one hundered different dialects speaking MPs. Which would mean that to get parliament going on a given day, we would have to have one hundred interpreters. This is certainly not the way to go, Mr. VCRAC Crabbe. Neither would it be the way for smart job creation.
Ojay. 8 years ago

3/4's of the population of Ghana speak the akan language. More than 200 of parliamentarians speak the language.There is no country on this planet where 3/4 of the spoken language is not use in Parliament.

3/4's of the population of Ghana speak the akan language. More than 200 of parliamentarians speak the language.There is no country on this planet where 3/4 of the spoken language is not use in Parliament.
Get it right 8 years ago

Just because folks choose to be bilingual and multilingual does not mean they are willing to speak a language that they speak/understand but is non-native to them in parliament. Do you realy think Ga, Ewes, Frafras etc will g ...
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Just because folks choose to be bilingual and multilingual does not mean they are willing to speak a language that they speak/understand but is non-native to them in parliament. Do you realy think Ga, Ewes, Frafras etc will give up their languages to speak a non-native language (regardless of how many folks speak it in the country) in parliament? They can try but I suspect they wont be MPs in their areas for long :)
Zoobie-Zoobie 8 years ago

is the guy not a lawyer (or a fake lawyer)

is the guy not a lawyer (or a fake lawyer)
Odikro Mununkum 8 years ago

Ghanaians wrestle to speak and express themselves well in English language no matter the level of their education mostly those who attained all their education in Ghana all because English is not the mother tongue. Therefo ...
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Ghanaians wrestle to speak and express themselves well in English language no matter the level of their education mostly those who attained all their education in Ghana all because English is not the mother tongue. Therefore, to speak in a preferred (local) language should be accepted in some cases and discussions. However, there must be educational qualification (not just ideas) to allow citizens to stand for MP as long as English continue to be the National language.
Ken Ntiamoa 8 years ago

Ghanaians think they're speaking English when they say something like,
"I will show you where power lies."

Ken

Ghanaians think they're speaking English when they say something like,
"I will show you where power lies."

Ken
NON-ALIGNED 8 years ago

WISDOM is of GOD and everything else is of man......So, if you lack WISDOM you will believe that speaking somebody else's language and aping around their lifestyle, will make you be like them.

It is the WISDOM that comes o ...
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WISDOM is of GOD and everything else is of man......So, if you lack WISDOM you will believe that speaking somebody else's language and aping around their lifestyle, will make you be like them.

It is the WISDOM that comes out of a lingo is what matters but not having others lingo shoved down your throat.

We need to WAKE UP GHANAIANS!!! The Chinese and Japanese Premiers don't speak lingos of others......their lingos are translated....does it make them less of a human???

GOD BLESS GHANA!
AFRICAN FOREVER!
O.K 8 years ago

In Europe here,what I have notice is that only Ghanaians immigrants can't speak their national language.All immigrants from francophone Ecowas,both men and women speak French.Anglophone Ecowas all tries to speak good or broke ...
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In Europe here,what I have notice is that only Ghanaians immigrants can't speak their national language.All immigrants from francophone Ecowas,both men and women speak French.Anglophone Ecowas all tries to speak good or broken English.But only Akans in Europe that can't communicate in broken or good English at all
Concerned 8 years ago

Hello Mr Crabb
People who have the brains express it through primary school to University. People study over years to know what politics is about. How can these people who can't speak and understand English even understand ...
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Hello Mr Crabb
People who have the brains express it through primary school to University. People study over years to know what politics is about. How can these people who can't speak and understand English even understand Ghana's constitution. How do they fare internationally. We better send this people back to school rather than condone poor and mediocre Education. Its a shame.
Samuel Duodu Samuel 8 years ago

Its insane to force somebody to speak English while its not our mother tougue.
Its also stupid for a Radio station to play the jingle of somebody who could not speak fluent English.

Its insane to force somebody to speak English while its not our mother tougue.
Its also stupid for a Radio station to play the jingle of somebody who could not speak fluent English.
TULA 8 years ago

The retired judge is CORRECT because the concept of speaking your own local language has been written by this jewish Prof Nomsky at MIT for years ; the basic reasoning for such idea is simple you think in your language; the ...
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The retired judge is CORRECT because the concept of speaking your own local language has been written by this jewish Prof Nomsky at MIT for years ; the basic reasoning for such idea is simple you think in your language; the Germans ; Russians ; Japanese ; Malaysia ; Indonesi and the Arabs never speak the english language ; all their written acadamic and social and economic pa\pers are written in their languages ; the use of the english language to me was a FRAUD on Ghanaians by the English elite ; to dominate Ghanaianians ; it is just like the cast system in India in citizens are divided into classes by their caste system a system to divide and rule ; ; the concept is the same with the aparthied system pusued by the Jews in Israeli ; Ghana should start gradually by replacing local languages to teach our children starting NOW !!!!!!; the use of local languages should be allowed in our parliament because you think in your language ; the trouble is that even the elite cannot understand the english language ; look at our lawyers and judges ; they give this impression of speaking good english but do not understand the language ; in the uk the children speak the english language but do not understand its creativity to help them progress in life ; the old judge is RIGHT !!!!!!; the question of cost does not come in into place because it is a BIG secret that these colonialist have known for a very long time !!!!!!!
Biyariga 8 years ago

Very stupid reporting. The man said NPs should be allowed to speak their local languages not twi and others. By the way what do you mean by others? You think your fucking twi is superior to other Ghanaian languages or what? ...
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Very stupid reporting. The man said NPs should be allowed to speak their local languages not twi and others. By the way what do you mean by others? You think your fucking twi is superior to other Ghanaian languages or what? That's why some of us have never to speak it. Foolish people.
THE CRUSADER 8 years ago

Master!say it again! Why do we kid ourselves like this?Are we forced to use the britt dialect at all?to make out people understand the proceedings why don't we find the most spoken language,common to everyone for things to be ...
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Master!say it again! Why do we kid ourselves like this?Are we forced to use the britt dialect at all?to make out people understand the proceedings why don't we find the most spoken language,common to everyone for things to be very clear to everyone?instead of using the britt dialect to just swindle us.Look at what's happening
joy 8 years ago

Why only akan language ?their must be a translator that understand all the nine language learned at schools.imagine a sisala man speaking akan on the floor of parliament ?much more hilarious

Why only akan language ?their must be a translator that understand all the nine language learned at schools.imagine a sisala man speaking akan on the floor of parliament ?much more hilarious
SAROUK MISSILE 8 years ago

WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL, 90% OF GHANAIANS SPEAKS TWI

WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL, 90% OF GHANAIANS SPEAKS TWI
John 8 years ago

Justice Crabbe, you shld first start your pronnoucements in local language quoting all articles.our common medium of expression is english.this shldn't come frm a person like you.shame.

Justice Crabbe, you shld first start your pronnoucements in local language quoting all articles.our common medium of expression is english.this shldn't come frm a person like you.shame.
Dee 8 years ago

Ghana web, be truthful to your post sometimes..
The man didn't say they should speak twi..
He said they should speak local language and not twiiii!!
We have many languages in the country and most of the MPs too can'tspeak ...
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Ghana web, be truthful to your post sometimes..
The man didn't say they should speak twi..
He said they should speak local language and not twiiii!!
We have many languages in the country and most of the MPs too can'tspeak twi ....peop people from the three north inincluding most part of Greater Accra and can't speak twi so don't mislead people as if all people in Ghana speak twi ...He only talking about translator for those who can't speak English...
Loneranger 8 years ago

Only educated fellows will understand the Justice.

Only educated fellows will understand the Justice.

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MPs must debate in Twi, others – V.C.R.A.C Crabbe

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