Ghanaian parliament
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According to Adika (2012), the colonial and missionary language policy and the institutional and governmental postures in the post-colonial period have all played a significant role in the spread of English in Ghana today. Nowadays, English continues to have a remarkable influence on Ghanaian society and will be an important factor in its future. Since its independence in 1957, the Ghanaian government has attempted to adopt a language policy that would suit the multilingual nature of the country. After this period, there was a need for a national language. Therefore, English was chosen because of its prominent historical role in the country. Since Ghana is linguistically and ethnically diverse, with roughly 60 languages present, the government has promulgated a language policy which uses primarily English in different stages of education, particularly from primary three onward. It is now used for all government’s affairs, educational instruction, public business, and on national radio and television broadcast. The government also recognizes English as a national language of communication used by Ghanaians who speak unintelligible indigenous languages. Further, knowledge and use of English is also a requirement in parliament.
English is exclusively used in Ghanaian parliament. In fact, the Constitution requires that the members of parliament speak, read, and understand English.