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North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa.
The MP for North Tongu has lodged an urgent demand in Parliament for the Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, to respond to the new history textbooks titled “History of Ghana”.
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa in a Sunday Facebook post said the book contained “fanatic posts” aimed at denigrating the Ewe ethnic group.
Describing the post as “offensive, divisive and inflammatory,” the former deputy education minister said it was important for the education minister to answer some developmental questions before students in the schools are not polluted by them.
This is to inform all those concerned that I have tabled an urgent parliamentary question asking the Minister of Education …
Posted by Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa on Sunday, March 14, 2021
Revealing the content of the question he asked, he underlined: “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 by Okyere Baafi Alexander, both of which contain sectarian content targeting the Ewe ethnicity, have been brought to the attention of his ministry.
“Have they been approved by any of his ministry agencies and what steps is the government taking to purge our schools and bookstores of offensive, confrontational and inflammatory publications of this nature?”
The aforementioned textbooks have generated a public outcry since some of them went viral on social media over the weekend.
The deputy national youth organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Edem Agbana has revealed his intention to organize a protest against him.
Meanwhile, editor of Ghana’s history textbook Badu Nkansah has offered a wholehearted apology to Ghanaians.
According to the company, although the book met most of the technical content requirements, the NaCCA advised them to work on certain aspects of the book so that it meets the expectations of the new program.
“Unfortunately, upon review, a limited amount of the unpublished project found its way to market. We have seen some snapshots on social media that generated a justified public outcry because of their offensive tone.
“While this is not a deliberate attempt to reprimand such a large part of our society, we would like to apologize wholeheartedly for this error. Our brand stands for national unity and we currently employ workers from all parts of the country. “
The firm also said it was investigating how the few copies ended up on the market.
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