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Anti-graft campaigner Edem Senanu has called for accountability within the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCa) following the emergence of what he describes as inappropriate content in a teachers’ manual.
Speaking on Channel 247’s Newsroom in an interview with host Awuraabena Boateng, Mr Senanu said a thorough investigation must be conducted to establish how such content passed through the review process and ended up in the final printed material.
According to him, responsibility should not automatically be placed on the Director-General of NaCCa, but rather on the specific unit tasked with the final review and approval of curriculum documents before printing.
“There is always a unit responsible for the final review and sign-off. The key question is: who reviewed the document and approved it for printing?” he asked, adding that those individuals must be queried to provide explanations.
Mr Senanu further suggested the introduction of external reviewers in curriculum development to prevent similar incidents in the future. He noted that prolonged internal engagement with documents can make reviewers overlook problematic content.
“External reviewers come with fresh eyes and are more likely to identify errors or inappropriate material that may escape internal teams,” he said.
Touching on the broader national debate on family values, Mr Senanu expressed concern over what he described as a slowdown in efforts to pass legislation outlawing LGBTQI+ activities in Ghana. He stressed the need to reignite public and parliamentary momentum to meet the expectations of citizens.
He also questioned the delay following Parliament’s passage of the bill, arguing that clearer steps should have been taken to advance the process.
Mr Senanu urged Parliament to act decisively to address both the curriculum controversy and the stalled legislation, emphasizing the importance of accountability and transparency in public institutions.
