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Growing public outcry against the publishing and sale of some History textbooks for primary schools has deepened, with calls not just for the immediate withdrawal of the books but also investigations and a possible ban of the publishers for such a dangerous act.
A number of groups and organisations have called for the immediate withdrawal of the books, with some describing the content as bigotry which fan ethnocentric sentiments and downright insult to particularly the people of the Volta Region.
The Minority in Parliament yesterday added its voice to the concern and filed an urgent parliamentary question requesting the Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, to appear before the House to respond to the two incendiary publications that had caused outrage among some Ghanaians.
Efo juju textbook: Africa Education Watch calls for expedited action on Ghana Book Development Bill to sanitise book sector
By Eric Nana Yaw Kwafo LISTEN
MAR 16, 2021
The Africa Education Watch is calling on government to expedite action on the Ghana Book Development Bill following the release of some stereotypical textbooks onto the market.
In the last few weeks, concerns have been raised by several organisations after some textbooks popped up on the market purported to have been approved into the education curriculum.
Although there has been a disclaimer from the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) indicating the said books are unapproved, the content of some is described as degrading and distasteful of the Ewe tribe.
Probe Efo juju textbook influx – Africa Education Watch to National Security LISTEN 1
Africa Education Watch has called on the National Security Secretariat to probe how some primary school textbooks containing stereotypical content about Ewes, found their way onto the market in commercial quantities when they had not been approved.
“We call for further investigations by National Security to ascertain how samples of books submitted to NaCCA by the publishers and queried by same in September 2020, found their way in commercial quantities unto the Ghanaian book market in 2021”, the group said in a statement.
The National Council for Curriculum Assessment (NaCCA) said the three textbooks: “History of Ghana for Basic 6 by Golden Publications, which carries distasteful information about Dr Kwame Nkrumah and the CPP; History of Ghana Textbook 3 by Badu Nkansah Publications, which features a song that shows the Ewes identity; Golden English Basic 4 by Golden Publications