The professor of language said it had gone so bad that the Speaker himself had to use "unparliamentary" language to address unparliamentary comments. - Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh

I also expressed worry that Ghanaians had negative perceptions about our language, it was obvious that as a country we were headed towards an ethno-linguistic identity crisis.

The use of indecent language affected even Ghana’s Parliament, I cited a research by me and another which indicated that 73 unsavoury comments, including some offensive, abusive and insulting language were used in Parliament between 2005 and 2018.

The country's discourses are becoming increasingly toxic, and has therefore called for a conscious effort to readjust towards positive engagements.