VERBAL DIARRHOEA

As the infamous adage has it....... 'Speech is silver, Silence is golden'. Indirect speech is, or i think, the genesis of a good number of brawls and for that matter, frequent violence in our dear country in this dispensation.

Gone are the days when citizens were very circumspect- to say the least, about their choice of words especially on air. There was sanity in the language of people when they called in to contribute to discussions on TV shows, Radio programs etal. And i say it with no iota of ambiguity that practice then,  brought decency in myriads- pertaining to speech, as compared to present time.

Few words will suffice to answer why an ordinary Ghanaian and a youth for that matter, would phone in and rain degrees of unprintable  words to the leadership of the country. it is almost a norm that the President is verbally abused everyday in media. Not to talk of other prominent people who hold respectable positions in the country.

Can we as youth criticize our leaders constructively without necessarily being entirely offensive? OF COURSE WE CAN!

The onus however lies on us to be decent citizens first; and then, most importantly, be mindful of our choice of words in our ecological niche. ( There's no gainsaying to that ).

Furthermore radio and television personalities should be well educated so they toe the line of decency while exercising their duties.

Our leaders on the other hand should be responsible enough to leave indelible foot prints that are worthy of emulation.

What remains to be said, but to entreat all and sundry to appreciate the fact that we could, as a country play a pivotal role in preventing chaos and violence by guarding our tongue at all times.

Lets not forget that 'VERBAL DIARRHOEA' is highly contagious.

BY JOYCE TETTEH

M.A.S.A SECRETARY

B.S.c HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT