The Minority in Parliament is demanding a comprehensive parliamentary inquiry into the development and funding of Ghana’s current school curriculum, following public concerns over what it describes as LGBTQ-promoting content discovered in a Senior High School teachers’ manual.
Addressing a press conference, the Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, urged Parliament to thoroughly investigate how such material found its way into official teaching documents and to identify those responsible within the education oversight structure.
He criticised the government’s handling of the issue, pointing to what he described as a lack of commitment towards the passage of the long-debated Anti-LGBTQ bill. “While the NDC maintained a firm stance on this bill when in opposition, it has still not been passed into law,” he noted.
The Minority argues that the inclusion of what it considers pro-LGBTQ content amounts to a discreet attempt to introduce an agenda neither sanctioned by Parliament nor accepted by the Ghanaian public.
The caucus is therefore calling for the immediate removal of all LGBTQ-related material from the national curriculum.
It is also demanding sanctions against the leadership of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), citing inadequate oversight and additional costs incurred due to the withdrawal and revision of the affected manuals.
“The integrity of Ghana’s education system must be protected,” Mr. Assafuah stressed. “Curriculum reforms must align with national values and reflect legislative approval.”
