Language should be a bridge, not a barrier – Bagbin to Nat’l Boundary C‘ssions of West Africa

The Speaker of Parliament, S.K Bagbin has called for an urgent and collective action to eliminate all forms of language barriers that has impeded socioeconomic growth within the West African sub-region over the years.
He said although West Africa has linguistic diversity, while culturally enriching, often poses challenges to effective communication and collaboration among member states.
“Language should be a bridge, not a barrier, “he said.
The Speaker made the call when the Heads of the National Boundary Commissions of West Africa, led by Major General Emmanuel Kotia, Commissioner General of the Ghana Boundary Commission paid a courtesy call on him in Parliament on Thursday, July 11, 2024.
The visit forms part of the group’s inaugural meeting of Heads of National Boundary Commissions of West Africa in Accra to establish mechanisms between national and regional actors for a better articulation of implementation of border governance strategies within the ECOWAS Region.
The Speaker also highlighted the issues of unfair presentation of the size of Africa and its various countries some of which are bigger than Europe and if surmount would project the continent than its being projected.
Speaker Bagbin, accordingly, found the meeting of the Heads of National Boundary Commissions of West Africa significant in addressing these challenges and called for broader collaboration and partnership in that regard.
The Speaker assured the Commission of Parliament’s support particularly in the area of legislation to see to the fruitful work of the commission.
Source: Classfmonline.com
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