Rap Dacta, Kwame Nsiah-Apau popularly known as Okyeame Kwame has washed away the decision by the foreign ministry to adopt French as Ghana’s second official language.
According to the ‘made in Ghana ambassador’ such a decision is very disrespectful to Ghana’s culture and pride.
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“French as a second language is disrespectful to our pride and culture, it is bad enough that our first language is another person’s language.
What is wrong with making one of our local languages our first language? We can encourage ourselves to learn more foreign languages like Chinese, Spanish and French.
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My problem is with making it a second language when we have local languages dying”, he stated.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has said that Ghana’s decision to make French its second official language will improve regional integration especially when Ghana has French-speaking neighbours.
Source: ww.ghgossip.com