Nobody could keep a straight face in Ghana's parliament when MP John Frimpong Osei began listing the names of some villages in his constituency that included references to genitals.
Names in the Twi language like "Vagina is Wise" and "Penis is a Fool" left lawmakers in fits of giggles.
The MP was asking when these areas would get access to electricity.
"Providing them with electricity may interfere with nocturnal activities," joked Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko.
The minister added, in earnest, that a survey would be conducted into how the villages in Abirem constituency in Eastern Region could be connected to the national grid.
This video clip from Thursday shows Mr Frimpong Osei mentioning Etwe nim Nyansa, Kote ye Aboa and Shua ye Morbor:
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These are the English translations for the Twi names:
Etwe nim Nyansa - "Vagina is Wise"
Kote ye Aboa - "Penis is a Fool"
Shua ye Morbor - "Testicles are Sad".
Many Ghanaians had not heard of the villages until they were listed in parliament - and they have been left wondering about the origins of the names.
The BBC's Thomas Naadi in the capital, Accra, says such names are normally given by the first settlers in those communities and are drawn from the life experiences of those individuals.
Almost 80% of Ghana's population has access to electricity, which is almost double the average rate across Africa, according to the World Bank's latest report in 2016.
Source: bbc
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The minister deserves praise for his boldness to call a spade a spade and not a big spoon.Ghanaians are becoming too mordernised that we are selling our heritage to so called mordernisation.All those names have historical meanings which needs to be preserved.@ Ogyam,no name is dirty by God's sight.
THE BBC SHOULD PLEASE GIVE US A BREAK, FOR THERE IS ALSO A NAME OF A TOWN IN ENGLAND WITH THE NAME PENISTONE!!!! IS THERE ANY DIFFERENCES TO THAT OF THE ONES IN GHANA?
why shd d names be changed? why cant we accept who we are? are u saying our forefathers who gave those names dont know what they were doing? we have been polluted with the western culture to the extent that we dont even know who we are anymore. i am very sure those names have some deep meanings. instead that we ask our elders why those names u asking for them to be changed. what kind of stup1d1ty is that? as for the BBC i leave them in the hands of our creator. they are on agenda to destroy us and we have to wake up. i see nothing wrong with those names. any right thinking person will want to know how those names came abt. names are not given for no reason. even ur own name has a meaning a reason u were named so. let us use our brains small.
ok? The people should revise the names. They names are so dirty.
Oooh BBC should spare our ears, is Virginia not a state in the US