News:
August 2, 2017
First Deputy Speaker and Member of Parliament for Bekwai , Joseph Osei-Owusu has charged his colleague Members of Parliament to develop interest in the learning of the French language to enable them integrate well into the comity of nations.
According to him, 21 out of 29 French speaking countries in the world are found in Africa and in the same vein Ghana is also surrounded by French speaking Nations hence MPs cannot afford to snub learning French.
The Chairman of the Appointments Committee of Parliament emphasized the urgent need for the learning of other languages by all especially French to enable MPs communicate with ease on the international scene for better integration.
Mr Jopseph Osei-Owusu made the call when he launched a Booklet explaining parliamentary terminologies from English to French for Members of Parliament during the Information Week celebration by the Inter- Departmental Research and Information Group (IDRIG) of Parliament.
It was on the theme: “Promoting Evidence-Based Research and Information in Strengthening Parliament.
By Christian Kpesese/ ghanamps.com