Group calls for renaming of Greater Accra Region to Ga-Dangme Region

Ga -Dangme Tahuloi Akpee is not enthused with the Ghana Education Service (GES) and has accused them of intentionally creating an artificial shortage of Ga -Dangme Teachers as part of a grand agenda to make the language extinct.

According to the group, the situation coupled with other happenings on Ga-Dangme lands is creating tension that may escalate if not resolved.

This was during a press briefing at Somanya in the Eastern region where the Founder and Convener of the group, Michael Nii Korley Commodore alleged that GES intentionally post Professionally trained teachers competent in the Ga-Dangme language to other regions to teach other subjects

“Another thing we are very worried about is the deliberate creation of artificial shortage of Ga -Dangme language teachers in schools in the Greater Accra and parts of Eastern Region and Volta Region by Ghana Education Service. Professional Teachers who have been trained to teach Ga and Dangme language at various basic and Senior High Schools in Ga -Dangme communities are deliberately posted to faraway places to teach other subjects like English or Social Studies”.

“This has resulted in an obvious shortage of Ghanaian Language teachers for the schools within the Ga-Dangme areas. In their effort to bridge this unfortunate gap some headmasters and proprietors of some schools in the region have resorted to teaching Twi and Hausa languages within the schools located on Ga-Dangme land. Honestly, we see this as a deliberate attempt to exterminate or destroy the Ga-Dangme language and we shall not sit down and allow that to happen”.

The group warned that neither will they again accept non-natives of Ga-Dangme to become Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) on any Ga Dangme Land in the Country nor their Chiefs allow from 2024 onwards, non-Ga-Dangme persons to represent them in parliament

“We have consciously toured the entire country and have realized the Dangoma people are occupying all the Dagomba seats in Parliament. Akyems, Ashantis, Nzemas, Fantes, and all other tribes are also occupying their respective seats in Parliament. We would like to make it clear to the NPP and NDC that no one that is not a native of Ga-Dangme will be allowed to contest any Ga -Dangme parliamentary seats in the forthcoming 2024 general elections. We are ready to work cordially with all the political parties to achieve this”.

They are also worried at how Ga-Dangme communities across the country are left undeveloped and denied basic social amenities.

Giving an example, they noted that “Akosombo and Akuse both have hydroelectric generating dams built to serve Ghana and its neighbours. However, Akosombo township is very well planned, well-kept and every single road there is beautifully tarred. Candidly speaking, the story at Akuse is absolutely different and disgusting”.

They expressed how worrying it is for Kpong and Bukunor Water treatment plants to be on Krobo lands yet residents of those areas have been faced with challenges when it comes to access to potable water.

Aside from their concerns raised above, they also are demanding the renaming and demarcation of the Greater Accra Region to Ga-Dangme Region and to cover Yilo Krobo and Manya Krobo in Eastern Region, Agortime in the Volta Region, and Awutu in the Central Region.

A Presidential staffer, Robert Tettehfio Adjesey he is willing to help the Ga-Dangmes fight for their right even if that meant he forfeiting his position.

By: Stella Annan | myactiveonline.com Twitter @activetvgh

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