The Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam Nartey George, expressed concerns about the shortage of Ga Dangbe language teachers in his constituency.
Sam George highlighted the impact of technological advancements and the influence of certain religions on eroding cultural values, leading to a decrease in support for indigenous languages, particularly Dangbe.
“Today, with the advent of technology and Judeo-Christo religions, many of the things that we refer to as our culture have been termed demonic practices,” he lamented.
“And so we’re actually walking away from our culture, and Mr. Speaker, as a Dangbe boy from the Ga-Dangbe ethnic group, I am very worried.”
During his address to the House, the MP highlighted the significant disparity in the availability of language teachers between Akan and Dangbe.
He revealed that in 2017, there were 37 Akan language teachers in the Ningo-Prampram district, compared to only two Dangbe teachers. Despite efforts to address the shortage by sponsoring students to obtain degrees in Dangbe, the problem persists.
“What did not solve the problem was the Ghana Education Service (GES) posting these Dangbe teachers to the north or to the Ashanti Region to teach social studies and Bible knowledge when they studied Dangbe,” he pointed out.
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“Recently, the Ga Dangbe took a stance and said they thought that the Ghana Education Service was intentionally working to kill some languages,” he revealed.
“Because if we have trained teachers in our local languages, and there’s a shortage of teachers in the region, why post them away to teach a different language? It makes absolutely no sense.”