Let's Decolonise European Languages, Promote our indigenous Dialects - Ghanaian Law-Maker Woos Africans

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Let's Decolonise European Languages, Promote our indigenous Dialects - Ghanaian Law-Maker Woos Africans

Mr Gyakye Quayson (left) with Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament.

By E Adu Gyamfi Odopa

(gyamemma5@gmail.com)

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North constituency in the Central region of Ghana, James Gyakye Quayson, is advocating for the decolonization of Africa's official languages and promotion of the continent's indigenous dialects.

Mr Gyakye Quayson is worried that despite being independent for over six decades, Africans still rely heavily on European languages such as English, French, and Portuguese.

“Why should we keep relying on top European languages when we have our own truly defining African languages and rich cultures like Swahili, Hausa, or Akan?” he quizzed in a message he delivered during Ghana’s 48th Independence Day anniversary celebrations on 6th March.

The Ghanaian MP advocated for elevating one of Africa’s local languages into a common official status across African countries for an enhanced communication and education to portray the identity of the motherland.

“Languages are not just a tool for communication but also form a solid foundation for our cultural identity and sources of pride,” Mr Gyakye Quayson stressed.

The African Parliamentarian urged Ghanaians to work together to promote the use of local languages in governance, education, law making, office work and business among other assignments.

“If we continue to think in the language of the colonizer, we will continue to see ourselves through their eyes,” he cautioned.

The Assin North MP stressed the importance of decolonizing Ghana and Africa's minds, institutions, and policies to reclaim dignity and self-reliance.

“Let us work together, breaking borders, across ethnicities and cross generations to build a tall Africa speaking for itself and determining its own course,” he said.

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