Following the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment’s recall of teachers manual, the Member of Parliament for Assin South, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has called for the immediate dismissal of the Director‑General of the NaCCA. He accusing the official of negligence in handling controversial content in the teachers’ manual currently being used in schools.
Speaking in an interview on JoyNews’ AM Show, Rev. Fordjour said the Director‑General has failed in his duty by allowing the disputed content to be printed, distributed, and taught in classrooms without proper review.
According to the Assin South lawmaker, the call for dismissal is based on what he described as complacency, perceived alignment with what he termed a “grand LGBT agenda,” and the spread of misinformation to the public.
Rev. Fordjour challenged NaCCA’s claim that the material had been properly reviewed before publication, saying the controversial definitions related to sex and sexuality still appear in the revised version of the manual. He argued that an effective review should have taken place before the manuals were printed and circulated nationwide, rather than being edited only after public criticism arose.
“If they indeed did their job well and they didn’t sleep on the job, or it’s not their deliberate agenda, before the book will even be printed, that is the time to do a review. You don’t do reviews when you have already printed the wrong things, circulated it, enforced it, and it has already been taught for two weeks in the classroom.”
The Assin South lawmaker also highlighted that the manuals are still in the hands of teachers and continue to be used in schools, despite the ongoing public debate and NaCCA’s response. He questioned why there has been no formal directive instructing schools to withdraw the manuals or telling teachers how to handle the disputed content already taught.
Rev. Fordjour further criticised NaCCA for a delayed and flawed public statement, saying it took many hours after the issue broke for the council to respond and that the response itself was full of mistakes.
He therefore referred to comments from the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), noting they were unaware of any clear actions taken by NaCCA to enforce the recall of the manuals.