BONABOTO, a civil society organization, has expressed profound gratitude to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for directing that Gurune be made an examinable subject in basic and second cycle institutions, saying that the Union is elated that after nearly fifteen years, their wish has been granted.
The Union for about a decade and half has been advocating for the inclusion of Gurune to the list of examinable Ghanaian languages at the basic and senior high school levels. In 2014, a massive demonstration was organized to drum home their demand. They argued that the inclusion of the language to the list of examinable languages will enable the younger ones learn more about their culture and heritage.
President Akufo-Addo announced Thursday, October 8, 2020 that he had directed his Minister of Education to see to the speedy implementation of Gurune as an examinable subject in basic and second cycle institutions.
In a press release dated 9th October, 2020 and signed by the National President Dr Andrew Akolaa, BONABOTO assured the President and the Minister of Education that all is set for the smooth implementation of the programme, stressing that all teaching and learning materials are ready while over 4,200 teachers of Gurune are ready to take on the task.
“We are elated by the President’s announcement and we are most grateful to him for his generosity and leadership. We have been fighting this for almost fifteen years (15 years),” he said.
He stressed that “the people of the BONABOTO traditional area will forever be grateful to His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for this and we the people of the BONABOTO traditional area will certainly remember him.”
BONABOTO, a Union of natives from Bolgatanga, Nangodi, Bongo and Tongo with branches locally and internationally, advocates for development in the Upper East Region, particularly the areas members hail from.
