Is it that the announcers at the airport must speak in that near oyibo accent or is it the rule that they must announce flight in such way?

A woman yesterday missed her flight and had to pay extra after lamenting her fate, having missed a very important event at Abuja. According to her, she could'nt understand the English spoken by the flight announcer when she was suppose to board.

I think this attitude looks ridiculous, and typical of most things done in this part of the world. While in Europe, all the airports through which I had traveled made necessary announcements in the local languages before making such announcements in English.

Is it bad if announcements are made in the 3 major languages in Nigeria before such English spoken with funny twang.

Noted
we shall set up a 5 man committee to look into that

babeface3: Is it that the announcers at the airport must speak in that near oyibo accent or is it the rule that they must announce flight in such way?

A woman yesterday missed her flight and had to pay extra after lamenting her fate, having missed a very important event at Abuja. According to her, she could'nt understand the English spoken by the flight announcer when she was suppose to board.

I think this attitude looks ridiculous, and typical of most things done in this part of the world. While in Europe, all the airports through which I had traveled made necessary announcements in the local languages before making such announcements in English.

Is it bad if announcements are made in the 3 major languages in Nigeria before such English spoken with funny twang.

What business has a person who doesn't understand English got with the airport without a guide?
By the way, not every Nigerian understand any of the major languages?

babeface3: Is it that the announcers at the airport must speak in that near oyibo accent or is it the rule that they must announce flight in such way?

A woman yesterday missed her flight and had to pay extra after lamenting her fate, having missed a very important event at Abuja. According to her, she could'nt understand the English spoken by the flight announcer when she was suppose to board.

I think this attitude looks ridiculous, and typical of most things done in this part of the world. While in Europe, all the airports through which I had traveled made necessary announcements in the local languages before making such announcements in English.

Is it bad if announcements are made in the 3 major languages in Nigeria before such English spoken with funny twang.

How about Nigerians who doesn't understand those 3 major languages?

majority understand the three major languages in Nigeria including the minorities. And besides, everyone must not understand the three major languages before they are used at the airport to ease sufferness.

It is not bad if other indigenous languages like the major 3 are employed to better inform people of flight schedules

babeface3: majority understand the three major languages in Nigeria including the minorities. And besides, everyone must not understand the three major languages before they are used at the airport to ease sufferness.

It is not bad if other indigenous languages like the major 3 are employed to better inform people of flight schedules

....and if the majority are not among those traveling? They have to now demand that announcement be made in their own language as well?

English language is our official language and announcement can only be made in English language to avoid different ethnic groups demanding that announcement should be made in their own language