Speak simple language, avoid big grammar – Gyamfo advises Ofori Atta

By Justice Dzido On Mar 24, 2022

A Political Scientist at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo has urged the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to avoid confusing grammars as he prepares to address Ghanaians later today on decisions taken by the government to address recent economic challenges facing the country.

According to him, the address which is scheduled to take place at 1PM at the Finance Ministry “must be done in plain and simple language for ordinary people to understand.”

In a Facebook post, the lecturer said the Finance Minister should avoid “the confusing terminologies that are typically deployed by demagogues to talk their ways out, without communicating, must be toned down. Everything must be broken down into simple language for all to appreciate what is there and what can be done.”

Read HIS full post below:

We wrote to the President and we are hearing some of our proposals, perhaps, “coincidentally”, are being considered. We await to scrutinize and discuss what KOA presents to us.

There can be no meaningful navigation through these hard times without the support of the people. I therefore expect the announcement of some delicate-balanced interventions that show massive sacrifices at the top, provide some reliefs for the already burdened Ghanaian, and at the same time, appeal to all of us to tighten our belts.

Governments are elected to solve problems. But in times like this, they cannot do so without the support of the citizenry. This is not Economics and Finance. It is Political Science and also Political Sense. Let’s see how this press briefing smartly whips up public understanding, sympathy and support. It must be done in plain and simple language for ordinary people to understand. The confusing terminologies that are typically deployed by demagogues to talk their ways out, without communicating, must be toned down. Everything must be broken down into simple language for all to appreciate what is there and what can be done.