Ga Mantse Orders Ga and Dangme Languages be Taught in Greater Accra Schools
Accra,Ghana – September 2,2025 - The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has issued a directive requiring all basic and junior high schools in the Greater Accra Region to teach Ga and Dangme as compulsory subjects starting from the next academic year. Thus Ga and Dangme languages will be taught in all public and private basic schools across Ga and Dangme communities.
This move aims to preserve the culture, history, and traditions of the Ga-Dangme people and promote indigenous values and identity.
The Ga Mantse emphasized that language is the vessel of culture, and losing it would mean losing their story, values, and identity. He expressed concern about the steady decline of Ga and Dangme, especially among the youth, warning that failure to prioritize their teaching risks eroding communal memory.
“Language is the vessel of culture. To lose it is to lose our story, our values, and our identity,” King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II emphasized,
The initiative seeks to reconnect younger generations to their roots, instill pride and belonging, and promote academic performance through mother-tongue instruction.
“Teaching Ga and Dangme is not only about culture, it is about creating well-rounded, confident, and high-achieving students,” the King explained. “Our children will learn better when they begin with what they know best, their own language.”
“This is a cultural necessity, not just an educational reform,” he stressed. “If we do not act now, the risk of losing our language, and with it, our identity, will only grow.When our children speak Ga and Dangme, they speak the heartbeat of their people. Let us give them that voice,” King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II insisted.
The Ga Mantse has called on the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service (GES) to enforce the directive by recruiting and training teachers and providing adequate learning materials.
The directive has been seen as a necessary step to promote cultural preservation and unity among the Ga-Dangme people.
The successful implementation of this directive will depend on the Ministry of Education and GES's ability to provide the necessary resources, including trained teachers and learning materials. The Ga Mantse's initiative has sparked a renewed focus on cultural preservation and education in the region.
Source – Lead News Online/Shiela Amerley Biala
