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Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum will appear before Parliament on Monday March 22 following an urgent question tabled last week by North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa.
The question relates to the content of controversial textbooks denigrating certain ethnic groups – especially sheep – in Ghana.
Mr. Okudzeto Ablakwa wrote on Monday March 15: “To ask the Honorable Minister responsible for Education if the publications entitled: History of Ghana, Book 3 of Badu Nkansah Publications written by Badu Nkansah and Nelly Martinson Anim and Golden English Basic 4 written by Okyere Baafi Alexander, both of which contain sectarian content targeted at the Ewe ethnicity, were brought to the attention of his ministry; have they been approved by any of his ministry’s agencies and what steps is the government taking to purge our schools and bookstores of offensive, confrontational and inflammatory publications of this nature?
Many Ghanaians were not satisfied with the content of the textbooks, which have since been taken off the market.
According to the publishers, the textbooks have not been approved by the National Council for Curriculum Evaluation (NaCCA) and this forms the basis of their surprise to find the books on the market.
The NaCCA and the editors have since apologized for the incident and opened an investigation into the incident.
The editors also met with the MP for North Tongu and the Volta Caucus, by extension, to sort out issues.
On Monday, Dr Adutwum, who is also a Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe, will be present to explain the steps taken by the government to eliminate these learning materials from the system.
Meanwhile, Energy Minister Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh will also be in the House on Monday March 22 to explain recent power cuts in parts of the country.
—3news.com
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