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Mr Peter Marfo addressing participants at the Nyansapo Afehye held in Koforidua
The Acting Director of the Centre for National Culture(CNC) in the Eastern region, Mr Peter Kofi Marfo has called on parents to teach and speak the local dialect with their children as it gives them solid foundation and proper identity.
According to him, many parents in the country have abandoned their local languages and rather speak English language with their wards at home.
“The main ethnic identity is the native language teaching the children the local language and speaking with them at home would enable them identify themselves as Ghanaians become good learners of other languages, he disclosed.
Mr Marfo was speaking at this year’s Nyansapͻ Afahyε Festival and competition organised by the CNC in Koforidua on the theme: “The Mother Tongue, a solid foundation that can influence the state cultural value.”
Several schools in Koforidua including King of Kings School,Samplex Education Complex, Aspire Educational Institute, Laders International School, Aggrey Development Centre, Lizben Educational Complex, Brentford International Academy, and South Harbour Christian Academy participated in the festival and competition sponsored by P&F Ventures gold store operators and Kwaku Okyere Company Limited, producers of drinks.
The pupils as part of the festival and competition recited poems in the local dialects used proverbs, idiomatic expressions and identified some Adinkra symbols.
“The local language ensures the preservation of our distinct cultural values and heritage hence we should endeavour to teach and speak the local languages with our children,” he said.
He noted that some parents spoke the English language with their wards for fear that their wards would not be academically good however, he stated that children who were first taught in the local dialects become better learners.
For her part, the Municipal Cultural Officer at the New Juaben South Municipal Assembly, Madam Agnes Nyarko has called on heads of schools, especially private schools to make it an option for pupils to speak their local dialect during recreational periods.
She said the mother tongue was the fundamental way to influence the youth to cherish and understand the good morals of the country and hence appealed to parents and heads of educational institutions to allow the children to speak the local dialects to enable them express themselvesbetter.
At the end of the competition and festival, Aggrey Development School emerged first, Aspire Educational Complex took the second position and Samplex Educational Complex took third position.
From Ama Tekyiwaa Ampadu Agyeman, Koforidua
Government Communicator , Dr Sammy Ayeh, has defended the decision to recall Ghana’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mohammed Baba Jamal, amid public debate over alleged vote buying issues linked to the Ayawaso contest.
Dr Ayeh dismissed suggestions that the recall should be compared to the case of Hajia Amina Adam, who has been mentioned by some commentators as a government appointee.
He argued that the comparison does not hold because the two roles are not the same.
He questioned claims that Hajia Amina Adam serves on three boards, stating that only the Hajj Board has been publicly identified.
He indicated that there was no clear evidence to support assertions that she holds multiple board positions.
According to Dr Ayeh, Baba Jamal’s former position as High Commissioner carried a different level of responsibility.
He explained that a high commissioner represents the President and Ghana’s image abroad, which he described as distinct from board membership.
He maintained that the recall should therefore not be interpreted as unfair or inconsistent treatment.
In his view, the nature of Baba Jamal’s diplomatic role justified separate consideration.
By: Jacob Aggrey
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has called for the immediate release of Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, accusing the National Investigations Bureau (NIB) of abusing its powers in the conduct of investigations against him.
In a press statement dated February 11, 2026, and signed by Minority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, the Caucus described the actions of the NIB as “unacceptable” and politically motivated.
According to the statement, the issue began on February 3, 2026, when the Secretary to the President, Callistus Mahama, wrote to the Director-General of the NIB.
In the letter, he requested an investigation into an allegation reportedly made by Mr. Ofosu Nkansah on Sompa Radio 106.5.
The allegation suggested that an individual had paid money to secure a scholarship to study abroad. The letter further directed the NIB to submit its findings.
The Minority said Mr. Ofosu Nkansah was first invited to the NIB office on February 5, 2026, to assist with investigations.
He reportedly honoured the invitation and appeared with his lawyer, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, who is also the Member of Parliament for Manhyia South.
After the meeting, he was allowed to go home without being charged.
However, the Caucus said the NIB invited him again on February 9, while he was in Kumasi visiting his seriously ill father.
According to the statement, he informed the Bureau that he could not report immediately due to his father’s condition and requested to appear on February 11 instead.
The Minority claimed the NIB insisted he report earlier.
The statement further alleged that when Mr. Ofosu Nkansah reported to the NIB, heavily armed officers took him to his residence to conduct a search and later returned him to the NIB office at Nima in Accra.
The Minority Caucus questioned the need for what it described as “forcible actions,” especially when, in its view, Mr. Ofosu Nkansah had been cooperative.
It also claimed that his rights were infringed upon and alleged that he had been taken to an unknown location without access to his legal counsel.
“As far as we know, Mr. Ofosu is at an unknown location,” the statement said, adding that the situation was worrying.
The Caucus argued that such actions could undermine Ghana’s democracy and the rule of law. It maintained that investigations should be conducted in a civil and lawful manner.
The Minority also linked the incident to what it described as broader national concerns, including delays in payments to cocoa farmers, unemployment and the rising cost of living.
It urged the government to focus its attention on addressing these economic challenges instead.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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