The first Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei Owusu, has described the proliferation of foreign television programmes in the country, as very worrying.
The Chairman of the Appointments Committee, stated that many TV stations are airing these telenovelas to the detriment of Ghanaian content.
Mr Owusu, speaking at the vetting of Deputy Tourism Minister designate Mark Okraku-Mantey, stated that he finds it offensive especially when the voice overs for the shows are in the local Ghanaian language.
He said that “it’s very interesting. I’m not very much of a television person. I hardly watch, apart from the news. But anytime I go home from work, what I see is something that is not familiar to me. It’s not Ghanaian even though they are purporting to show it in Ghanaian languages.”
“Kumkum Bhagya and there are some new one, I find it very offensive so I go straight to stay in my bedroom. I don’t want anything to do with those things. And it is growing. What happened to our series like by the fireside, Ghallywood, Kumawood, what happened to them?” he asked.
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