Abla Dzifa Gomashie weighs in on Ga language proposal in schools

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Efo Juju 4 months ago

Do you have teachers to teach Ga in all schools in Greater Accra? It can be made compulsory for Gas but you can't make it compulsory for everyone.

Do you have teachers to teach Ga in all schools in Greater Accra? It can be made compulsory for Gas but you can't make it compulsory for everyone.
YES,THERE ARE TEACHERS 4 months ago

MORE THAN ENOUGH. THEY AREN'T MORE THAN 300 BASIC SCHOOLS IN ACCRA.
DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WHO CAN TEACH GA AND THEY ARE DELIBERATELY POSTED OUTSIDE ACCRA?
JUST OPEN THAT DOOR AND SEE

MORE THAN ENOUGH. THEY AREN'T MORE THAN 300 BASIC SCHOOLS IN ACCRA.
DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WHO CAN TEACH GA AND THEY ARE DELIBERATELY POSTED OUTSIDE ACCRA?
JUST OPEN THAT DOOR AND SEE
Obo 4 months ago

FAILED INITIATIVE!!! IT IS TOO LATE!!! THE NONSENSE MUST STOP!!! NO ONE CAN FORCE ANYONE TO LEARN A LANGUAGE. THE PEOPLE OF GA ADANGME SHOULD KNOW THAT IS THE PRICE THEY HAVE TO PAY FOR ACCEPTING TO BE THE CAPITAL OF GHANA. T ...
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FAILED INITIATIVE!!! IT IS TOO LATE!!! THE NONSENSE MUST STOP!!! NO ONE CAN FORCE ANYONE TO LEARN A LANGUAGE. THE PEOPLE OF GA ADANGME SHOULD KNOW THAT IS THE PRICE THEY HAVE TO PAY FOR ACCEPTING TO BE THE CAPITAL OF GHANA. THEY CANNOT EAT THEIR CAKE AND HAVE IT BACK!!! THEIR CULTURE AND IDENTITY WILL BE SHATTERED IN PLACE OF DEVELOPMENT AND INTERCHANGES.

WHICHEVER IDIOT IS LEADING THIS SHOULD GO AND LEARN ABOUT RED INDIANS AND MOHICANS OF AMERICA!!!

NO ONE WILL BE FORCED TO LEARN GA. LANGUAGE IS NOT FORCED BUT IS A CHOICE. I WILL NOT LET MY 5 CHILDREN LEARN GA OR ADANGME. I WILL TEACH THEM HAUSA OR FRENCH BECAUSE THEY ARE BETTER OFF WITH THOSE.

IN GHANA APART FROM CHORKOR AND JAMESTOWN NO PLACE IS GA SPOKEN. NOBODY UNDERSTANDS GA IN BOLGA TAMALE KINTAMPO OR WA.
BUT THEY CAN SPEAK TWI. DID ANYONE FORCE THEM TO LEARN AND SPEAK TWI???? NONSENSE!!!
Karikakchar 4 months ago

I don't understand, is everyone living in Accra a Ga? As a nation the only way forward for us with over 50 dialect is to stick with the English language and let the traditionalist preserve their own dialects.

I don't understand, is everyone living in Accra a Ga? As a nation the only way forward for us with over 50 dialect is to stick with the English language and let the traditionalist preserve their own dialects.
Naasei 4 months ago

Well spoken my, my dear. I am Ashanti from the Atwima Nwabiagya District. We the Ashantis are so proud of our their Language to the point where Ghanaians used to laugh at us that, we can't speak English. I have noticed som ...
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Well spoken my, my dear. I am Ashanti from the Atwima Nwabiagya District. We the Ashantis are so proud of our their Language to the point where Ghanaians used to laugh at us that, we can't speak English. I have noticed something in ghana, these Gans have sold their native language for English. The question is .,how do you force me to speak your language which you yourself abhor it. These Ga boys and girls rattle English on radios and TV stations as if they were born in Buckingham Palace. Speak your English and dont force anyone to speak your extinct language. Please make a conscious effort to revive . As the adage goes , charity begins at home. Start from your houses , and I am sure others may join you ,if they want. BRAVO!!! MRS GOMASHIE
Alice 4 months ago

Does the same Ga teacher write Akans' books! Ask them why??

Does the same Ga teacher write Akans' books! Ask them why??
@ Efo juju 4 months ago

Why shouldn't it be compulsory for everyone in Accra. There are large Ga communities outside Accra,who said they are allowed to learn Ga in those places. They are forced to learn the languages in those areas.

Why shouldn't it be compulsory for everyone in Accra. There are large Ga communities outside Accra,who said they are allowed to learn Ga in those places. They are forced to learn the languages in those areas.
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AMENDOS 4 months ago

There are so many Ga teachers. In my secondary school days in Accra,you had the choice to choose Ga or Twi. why was it stopped.

There are so many Ga teachers. In my secondary school days in Accra,you had the choice to choose Ga or Twi. why was it stopped.
ghana 4 months ago

the are no Ga teachers to even teach Ga in Accra schools and Akwapim Twi is thought is all basic to JSS schools in Accra. The Accra Reg Minuater protected by parliament during vetting and didn’t answer a single question is ...
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the are no Ga teachers to even teach Ga in Accra schools and Akwapim Twi is thought is all basic to JSS schools in Accra. The Accra Reg Minuater protected by parliament during vetting and didn’t answer a single question is not fit for her job and should be replaced immediately. How many people speak Ga in greater Accra ?

Dr Mumbi Seraki 4 months ago

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Hello youth of Ghana. You can take your own life with medicine............for instance 15 paracetamol at once.........or combine medicine and akpeteshie or weedicide.
Promise 4 months ago

If every region in Ghana decides to make their language compulsory for their schools only the school children who will be continue the school in other region will be suffer. How can you force someone to speak your language, e ...
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If every region in Ghana decides to make their language compulsory for their schools only the school children who will be continue the school in other region will be suffer. How can you force someone to speak your language, even some parents prefer communicate with their children in English rather than their mother language.
Akos 4 months ago

Promise u are right the difference between akan speaking people especially the ashanti is that they speak their language everywhere not only in Ghana but even in Europe, i have seen ashanti boy speaking to white man half of w ...
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Promise u are right the difference between akan speaking people especially the ashanti is that they speak their language everywhere not only in Ghana but even in Europe, i have seen ashanti boy speaking to white man half of what he was saying was in Twi .
MADAM MINISTER, PLEASE COME AGAIN 4 months ago

I AM DISAPPOINTED IN THE MINISTER TO PUT IT MILDLY. IS SHE AWARE POLICY CAN DAMAGE OR ENCOURAGE SOMETHING?
DO YOU THINK ITS FOR NOTHING THAT NKRUMAH AND THE EARLY NATIONALIST PROMOTED THE TEACHING OF LOCAL LANGUAGES.
IN THO ...
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I AM DISAPPOINTED IN THE MINISTER TO PUT IT MILDLY. IS SHE AWARE POLICY CAN DAMAGE OR ENCOURAGE SOMETHING?
DO YOU THINK ITS FOR NOTHING THAT NKRUMAH AND THE EARLY NATIONALIST PROMOTED THE TEACHING OF LOCAL LANGUAGES.
IN THOSE DAY WHERE ONLY GA WAS TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS IN ACCRA, DID YOU HEAR THESE COMPLAINTS? NO
EVEN THE BRITISH SANCTIONED THE PRINTING OF BOOKS IN THE LOCAL LANGUAGES SO PLEASE,SHE SHOULD COME AGAIN.
IF THE STATE PUSHES POLICIES AGAINST SOMETHING IT WORKS SO THE STATE SHOULD ACT RIGHT.
ama 4 months ago

what is this stupidity about? Educational policy is not dictated by traditional leaders? How the hell do you force someone's child to learn your language. If you want to make your language more prominent, teach your own child ...
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what is this stupidity about? Educational policy is not dictated by traditional leaders? How the hell do you force someone's child to learn your language. If you want to make your language more prominent, teach your own children. what is this nonsense about Ga language Ga language. If you go to Tamale today, Twi is spoken almost everywhere. I don't see any complaints. There is something called lingua franca. In Ghana, twi is our lingua franca. it's not about any one tribe dominating another. The twi language does not belong to any one tribe. Akan is not a tribe. It's a language group. The reason it's the dominant language is because Akans are 70 percent of the population of Ghana. What other language should be dominant? What is this nonsense??
Knowledge 4 months ago

@ama stop being stupid the fact that you can write does not make you educated. Now let me educate you on this, nobody imposing the Ga language on you however to preserve the language we must make sure it is tought at basic le ...
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@ama stop being stupid the fact that you can write does not make you educated. Now let me educate you on this, nobody imposing the Ga language on you however to preserve the language we must make sure it is tought at basic level across the greater Accra region. And this is done only in the government schools. It’s simple as abcd what is the noise about this. Even with the akan regions we have different twi being tought in different regions. I did akuapem twi in the eastern region and my other siblings did Fante in the central region. So what is this silly noise about?
Obo 4 months ago

FOOL!! YOU ARE RATHER BEING STUPID! COURTESY BEGINS AT HOME!!! START TEACHING YOUR CHILDREN FROM YOUR GHETTO HOMES AT CHORKOR AND JAMESTOWN!!

GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS WILL NOT BE USED AS THE CATALYST TO PRESERVE A SO CALLED GA L ...
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FOOL!! YOU ARE RATHER BEING STUPID! COURTESY BEGINS AT HOME!!! START TEACHING YOUR CHILDREN FROM YOUR GHETTO HOMES AT CHORKOR AND JAMESTOWN!!

GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS WILL NOT BE USED AS THE CATALYST TO PRESERVE A SO CALLED GA LANGUAGE!! WHAT IS THOUGHT IN SCHOOLS ARE ARE TO COMPLIMENT THE INFORMAL SECTOR TEACHING AND LEARNING NOT FOR LANGUAGE PRESERVATION.

FOOLISH PEOPLE!! WHEN AKANS WERE SPEAKING TWI ALL OVER GHANA AND INTERNATIONALLY AND JOKINGLY PRETENDED AS IF THEY CANNOT SPEAK ENGLISH YOU IDIOTS WERE MAKING FUN OF THEM AND CALLING THEM ALL SORT OF NAMES!!!

WHAT YOU DIDNT KNOW WAS THEY WERE INTENTIONALLY PRESERVING THEIR LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY. MMOAAA NOW YOU ARE OUT HERE CRYING FOR GOVERNMENT POLICY!!! IT WILL NOT HAPPEN!!!

ACCRA IS THE CAPITAL CITY AND SHOULD DEAL WITH THE MULTIPLE INFLUX OF LANGUAGES. GA SHOULD BE THOUGHT AT HOME!!! TRAIN YOUR CHILDREN AND THE NEXT GENERATIONS.
Yaw 4 months ago

SOO HOW ARE HER CONSTITUENTS BENEFITTING FROM THIS MINISTER?

SOO HOW ARE HER CONSTITUENTS BENEFITTING FROM THIS MINISTER?
NYEBRO 4 months ago

BEACH SHITTERS

BEACH SHITTERS
Shamsi Waleed 4 months ago

GRASSCUTTER SHIT EATERS.
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GRASSCUTTER SHIT EATERS.
SOOT FACE RED EYES VAMPIRES

Opinion 4 months ago

Post Ga teachers to Accra, Akan teachers to Twi speaking area, Ewe teachers to Volta and Northern teachers to their respective ethnic areas. Let's do this for the next few years.

Post Ga teachers to Accra, Akan teachers to Twi speaking area, Ewe teachers to Volta and Northern teachers to their respective ethnic areas. Let's do this for the next few years.
Nino Brown,Schweiz 4 months ago

MY GA PEOPLE WAKE UP..WOULD SHE SAY SO IF THE ASANTEHENENE HAD PUSHED FOR THE TWI LANGUAGE TO BE TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS? SUCH DISRESPECT SHOULD NOT BE TOLERATED. WHAT SHE SAID IS IN REACTION TO WHAT NII GA IS PUSHING FOR.

MY GA PEOPLE WAKE UP..WOULD SHE SAY SO IF THE ASANTEHENENE HAD PUSHED FOR THE TWI LANGUAGE TO BE TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS? SUCH DISRESPECT SHOULD NOT BE TOLERATED. WHAT SHE SAID IS IN REACTION TO WHAT NII GA IS PUSHING FOR.
ATA 4 months ago

Gomashie, how can you do that. Twi language dominated street of Accra more then Go ever since.

Gomashie, how can you do that. Twi language dominated street of Accra more then Go ever since.
ATA 4 months ago

Be careful en Akan languages is very popular in Ghana

Be careful en Akan languages is very popular in Ghana
KWASI IN EUROPE 4 months ago

This woman is not fit for the position of minister. With all the rubbish drowning Accra she is only thinking about foolish things.

This woman is not fit for the position of minister. With all the rubbish drowning Accra she is only thinking about foolish things.
Gino Osew 4 months ago

do not speak vernacular. WHAT LANGUAGE IS THAT

do not speak vernacular. WHAT LANGUAGE IS THAT
Sammy 4 months ago

You see such fools are the cause NDC will go to opposition, are you working or Akwaaba and Obaakwi. is what you came to do? fools, and then Sam George is fighting with DSTV, what is the benefits to us?

You see such fools are the cause NDC will go to opposition, are you working or Akwaaba and Obaakwi. is what you came to do? fools, and then Sam George is fighting with DSTV, what is the benefits to us?
Kwame Peter 4 months ago

Woezor maame,you’re welcome,are you and your government done with providing the GHC 2.00 kenkey promised,since your boss said that is what they need not digital.

Woezor maame,you’re welcome,are you and your government done with providing the GHC 2.00 kenkey promised,since your boss said that is what they need not digital.
KKTepa 4 months ago

Its about time. I think every Ghanaian must learn to speak, write, read at least any 4 Ghana ghlanguages. I'm Akan and only speak/write Twi and I wish I speak more of other Ghana languages. I'm Ashamed!

Its about time. I think every Ghanaian must learn to speak, write, read at least any 4 Ghana ghlanguages. I'm Akan and only speak/write Twi and I wish I speak more of other Ghana languages. I'm Ashamed!
John 4 months ago

Dzifa Gomashie should support Ga king to change the name kotoka international Airport because kotoka is not a Ga if she is really means business

Dzifa Gomashie should support Ga king to change the name kotoka international Airport because kotoka is not a Ga if she is really means business

Obo 4 months ago

THERE IS NO GA KING!!! THEY ALL HAVE THEIR PARAMOUNT CHIEFS. EXAMPLE IS NUNGUA, ADANGME AND THE REST. DONT IMPOSE ONE FAKE PERSON ON THEM

THERE IS NO GA KING!!! THEY ALL HAVE THEIR PARAMOUNT CHIEFS. EXAMPLE IS NUNGUA, ADANGME AND THE REST. DONT IMPOSE ONE FAKE PERSON ON THEM
King 4 months ago

Most educated Ga parents don't speak Ga with their children at home, they rather speak English with the children. They should speak their language at home.

Most educated Ga parents don't speak Ga with their children at home, they rather speak English with the children. They should speak their language at home.
Joseph Wireko-Adumatta 4 months ago

The domination of one language over another depends on several factors some of them changeable and others not.
However, forcing others to learn a language will yield negative results. ge

The domination of one language over another depends on several factors some of them changeable and others not.
However, forcing others to learn a language will yield negative results. ge
Joseph Wireko-Adumatta 4 months ago

The domination of one language over another depends on several factors some of them changeable and others not.
However, forcing others to learn a language will yield negative results. generally.

The domination of one language over another depends on several factors some of them changeable and others not.
However, forcing others to learn a language will yield negative results. generally.
Alice 4 months ago

Have we asked ourselves how many people are Ga speaking teachers, and can teach Ga in the classroom?

Have we asked ourselves how many people are Ga speaking teachers, and can teach Ga in the classroom?
Alhaji 4 months ago

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