President John Dramani Mahama has slammed former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for failing to provide textbooks to students after introducing a new curriculum.
He indicated that the previous government made changes to the curriculum but did not provide the needed textbooks.
He has therefore announced that his administration will deal with the change and has tasked the education minister, Haruna Iddrisu, to deal with that.
Speaking at Jubilee Park in Tamale on Saturday, March 22, during his ‘thank you’ tour, President Mahama stated that his government has allocated GHC564.6 million for textbooks to improve learning for basic school children.
“If you will recall, the previous administration changed the curriculum and yet refused to provide textbooks for our basic school students.
“This no-textbook phenomenon will end this year. Your own son, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu [Education Minister], is responsible for implementing this. And he has assured us that these textbooks are going to be printed by Ghanaian printers so that the money stays here in Ghana,” he stated.
Meanwhile, he had also announced that his administration has expanded the school feeding programme with increased funding to provide better meals for beneficiaries.
“We have allocated resources to provide free sanitary pads for our female students,” he added.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
