Jinpenhi Naa, Naa Kadri Ibrahim, the spokesperson for the Overlord of the Waala Traditional Area, in the Upper West Region, Naa Fuseini Pelpuo has taken to social media to vent his anger on what he described as a “blatant disregard for the Waala tribe”.
Earlier today, pictures of a book titled ‘History of Ghana (book) for Basic Schools’ authored by Francis Benjamin Appiah and Henry David Appiah popped up on Facebook.
On page 20 of the book, the authors sought to educate learners on the number of ethnic groups in the country and where they could be located on the map of the country capturing all 16 regions of the country under the title “A map showing some of the sub-ethnic groups under the main ethnic groups in Ghana”.
In the portion of the Upper West Region, “Lobi”, “Sissala” and “Dagaba” were named as the sub-ethnic groups.
The book and its pages have caught the attention of the spokesperson of the Wa Naa. Naa Kadri wrote, “what could be the motive for a blatant disregard for the Waala tribe by the author of this so-called ‘History of Ghana (book) for Basic Schools’? If not deliberately designed to cause disaffection among Waala and others in the Upper West Region, how would Waala be excluded from the map supposedly showing sub-ethnic groups in Ghana? What amount of due diligence did NaCCA also do before approving the book for use in our schools? Well, whatever the case may be, such an excuse of a textbook must not be allowed to be used in schools within the jurisdiction of the famous Wala traditional area”.
Source:Fiilafmonline/A1radioonline.
