Deputy Education Minister Dr Clement Apaak has slammed the previous Akufo-Addo led administration for failing to deliver on the promise to deliver the smart tablets as it promised.
The Builsa South Member of Parliament: although the previous administration launched the initiative, they failed to provide any smart schools for Ghanaians.
Dr Apaak said the NPP government promised to deliver 1.3 million tablets, but only 250,000 tablets were distributed.
He further stated that “even in the schools where the tablets have been distributed, not a single student in the Republic of Ghana is using any tablet. Mr Speaker, another failed promise.
The Ghana Smart Schools Project is designed to equip students under the free SHS policy with essential technological skills, aligning with the government’s commitment to advancing education through technology.
Former President Akufo-Addo in March 2024 launched the initiative promising that there were plans to distribute smart tablets to 1.3 million Senior High School (SHS) students nationwide.
But by the end of his term, the target was not achieved, and the deputy minister believes that the former president deceived Ghanaians.
“Mr. Speaker, I want you to indulge me by indicating if you know of any part of this country where a smart school has been built. Mr. Speaker, sometime in 2023, there was an announcement of the introduction of a one-student, one-tablet policy. Mr. Speaker, as I speak to you today, whereas some payments have been made for about 710,000 tablets out of ostensibly 1.3 million tablets, only 250,000 tablets have been distributed”, Dr. Apaak stated.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
“Most Ghanaians will remember the now infamous promise of providing one hot chocolate drink or one bar of chocolate to our students in the public school system. Mr. Speaker, if that has happened, it may have been yesterday, another broken promise.”
