The Minority in Parliament, led by Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has called for the immediate dismissal of the Director-General of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), Professor Samuel Ofori Bekoe and the Board Chair of NaCCA.
According to the minority, NaCCA’s leadership had failed to prevent the inclusion of the content, adding that the printing, distribution and recalling of the Year Two Physical Education and Health (Elective) Teacher Manual has caused financial losses for the state.
The minority asserted that the NaCCCA Director-General and Council’s leadership must be held accountable.
Speaking to the media on behalf of the Minority caucus on Thursday, January 15, Vincent Ekow Assafuah stated, “We demand the dismissal of the Director-General of NaCCA and the Chairman of the Board for failure of oversight and breach of public trust.
NaCCA is now telling us, assuming without admitting, that the document was developed by the NPP government in 2024. If you don’t believe in it, why go ahead to even print them in 2025?”
“That is causing financial loss to the state because these are manuals you have printed and distributed across the country,” he stressed.
Meanwhile, the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has withdrawn printed copies of a Senior High School (SHS) teacher manual.
NaCCA has acknowledged that certain content on ‘Gender Identity’ in the Year 2 Physical Education and Health (Elective) Teacher Manual did not align with Ghanaian culture, norms, and values.
A revised version, reflecting national values and biological understanding, has now been released.
According to NaCCA, all teachers in possession of hard copies of the SHS Physical Education & Health teachers’ manual to return them immediately
Speaking on Adom News on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, the Chairman of the NaCCA Board, Prof Vincent Assanful explained, “In the review process, we should have flagged that definition. We are undertaking some changes in the curriculum. I have instructed my Director-General that they should issue a statement to clarify and to make a point that that bit, and in fact it is not only that bit, the whole section of the definition of terms, but we will have to have a second look at that section.
“I am working on it, and I assure teachers, well-meaning Ghanaians and parents that that aspect in the review of the curriculum we will work on it,” he stated.
He added, “It was brought to my attention this morning, and honestly, I didn’t understand it well. So, I forwarded it to the Deputy Director in charge of Technical Services, who oversees curriculum development. He confirmed to me that indeed the document is from us so in terms of its authenticity, it is an authentic document which originated from us”.
“I drew the Deputy Director’s attention to the definition. It is obvious that during the preparation of the document, a subject expert reviewed it. He said he would contact the subject expert and find out how come that definition came into the document.
“He has communicated the expert’s response, but I am not convinced. I have engaged the Director-General as well, Prof. Bekoe,” he noted.
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