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The head of Western North Regional Anglican Church of Wiawso Diocese and former head of English Department for St. Monica Training College and Kumasi Girls Secondary School who double as former teacher in St. Monica Girls Secondary School, Sefwi Bekwai Senior High School and many other schools, Rt. Rev’d. Kwame Kyem Ampomah has advocated local language to be made a compulsory subject in school especially the Sefwi landguage in the entire Western North Region.
According to Wiawso Anglican Diocese Bishop, Sefwi Tonque in the entire Western North Region is over 95% in the region.
He further explain that, the use of Sefwi Language outside the Western North Region is worrying as royals of the language turn to belittle their mother tongue. As a result; the language is gradually fadding out due to the shyness and unwillingness of the people to speak the language.
“When Sefwi people go to other regions like the Ashanti and the Greater Accra they always hide behind other languages thereby belittling theirs”.
In an Exclusive Interview with Daily Searchlight, the Bishop for the Anglican Churches in the Western North Region, Rt. Rev’d. Kwame Kyem Ampomah has urged the government to bring the Sefwi on desk as an area of studies in the education system.
Furthermore, he said the Bible Society Of Ghana has translated the bible into the Sefwi language but how to read makes it difficult due to poor attention given it.
Again, he urged parents and guardians to speak the dialect with their wards and kids at home.
He added again that, the leading evidence to show where you come from is by speaking in the mother tongue (Sefwi).
Report By NANA NYARKO