A netizen has mocked Theresa Lardi Awuni a member of the parliament of Okaikwei North over a comment made by Fatimatu Abubakar.
The netizen asserted that Theresa Lardi Awuni in attacking Fatimatu Abubakar has rather vindicated her about the majority’s inability to communicate in parliament because of English.
According to Fatimatu Abubakar the National Democratic Congress Members of parliament are struggling to speak English in the chamber.
She asserted that despite the NDC having a supermajority in parliament they seem to have become the minority due to their inability to speak English.
Speaking in an interview on Movement TV on February 16, 2025, Fatimatu Abubakar revealed, “There is a saying that in all things, we should give glory to God because if this hadn’t happened, we wouldn’t have learned a lesson. Someone told me, Minister, it seems the NPP looks better than the NDC in power.”
“Now that we are in opposition, just look at Parliament, now the Minority has turned into the Majority because of English. People are really struggling to speak English in the chamber”, she added.
On the floor of parliament, Hon Theresa Lardi Awuni described Fatimatu Abubakar’s comments as unfortunate.
Speaking on the floor of parliament Theresa Lardi Awuni stated, “Recently our former information minister was heard on the radio saying MPs on this side, cannot speak in parliament because we cannot express ourselves in the English language, this is an information minister, this is somebody who was my information minister she is my very good friend.
Her statement where unfortunate, and so I will pleased that we should be the ones out there to chat the path for everybody to follow”, she added.
Theresa Lardi Awuni further added, “When you go to places like Germany, even if they speak English they will force you to learn their language first, you cannot work with them unless you learn their language.
People say they are racism, I think it is the way to go, and so if you are in Ghana, Ghanaian you are from Bolga, from Greater Accra, students in Greater Accra are being forced to learn Twi instead of the Ga language”, she stated.
Reacting to comments made by Theresa Lardi Awuni, the netizen wrote, “ This woman wanted to attack Fatima Abubakar for saying Majority MPs can’t speak in parliament because of English language and she ended up vindicating Fatima. They’re racism s3 s3n?🤣🤣🤣”.
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This woman wanted to attack Fatima Abubakar for saying Majority MPs can’t speak in parliament because of English language and she ended up vindicating Fatima. They’re racism s3 s3n?🤣🤣🤣
— Kelvin Yiadom (@kelvinyiadom_) February 24, 2025
People say they’re racism s3n?
With this English de3 Fati was right o https://t.co/FtmD4Qt6HU
— Mr Irish (@MrIrish3) February 24, 2025
