{"id":16709,"date":"2024-07-12T16:45:38","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T16:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=16709"},"modified":"2024-07-12T16:45:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T16:45:54","slug":"language-should-be-a-bridge-not-a-barrier-speaker-bagbin-to-national-boundary-commissions-of-west-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=16709","title":{"rendered":"Language should be a bridge, not a barrier \u2013 Speaker Bagbin to National Boundary Commissions of West Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Speaker of Parliament, the Rt. Hon 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.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He said although West Africa linguistic diversity , while culturally enriching, often poses challenges to effective communication and collaboration among member states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLanguage should be a bridge, not a barrier, \u201che emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16711\" src=\"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240712-WA00802.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"852\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The visit forms part of the group\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The Rt. 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