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No one could keep an impbadive face in the Ghanaian parliament when MP John Frimpong Osei started listing the names of some villages in his constituency that included references to the bads.

Names in the twi language like "Vagina is Wise" and "Penis is a fool" left-wing lawmakers in fits of laughter.

MP asked when these areas would have access to electricity. "19659002" Providing electricity can interfere with nighttime activities, "Boakye Agyarko joked. The minister added, seriously, that 39, a survey would be conducted on how villages in the Abirem constituency in the eastern region could be connected to the national network.

This Thursday video clip shows Mr. Frimpong Osei mentioning Etwe nim Nyansa, Kote ye Aboa and Shua ye Morbor:

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Here are the English translations of the surnames Twi:

Etwe nim Nyansa – "The bad is wise"
Kote ye Aboa – "The penis is a fool"
Shua ye Morbor – "The testicles are sad"

Many Ghanaians have not heard of the villages until their registration in parliament – Thomas Naadi, of the BBC, in the capital, Accra, says that such names are normally given by the first settlers in these communities and are from the life experiences of these individuals. According to the World Bank's latest report in 2016, nearly 80 percent of Ghana's population has access to electricity, almost double the average rate in Africa.