Clement Abas Apaak, the Member of Parliament for the Builsa South Constituency on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has raised concerns about the vice president’s promise to replace textbooks with laptops in senior high schools (SHS).
Vice President Dr. Alhaji Mahumudu Bawumia, in his speech at the 60th anniversary celebration of Hohoe Evangelical Presbyterian Senior High School, disclosed that the NPP government is planning on replacing textbooks with laptops in SHS.
“The Minister of Education has also assured me that this year we’ll start the replacement of textbooks with laptops that have textbooks embedded in senior high schools,’’ Bawumia announced.
In reaction to this, Apaak has questioned Dr. Bawumia about the funding of the policy and also the timing, considering the fact that there are more pressing needs in the senior high schools in the country.
In a tweet sighted by 1Family Radio, the politician stated that this promise by the NPP government is not original because it was part of the 2020 manifesto of the NDC.
“If the lying one says, “We’ll use laptops to replace textbooks in senior high schools this year,’ note that the concept is neither new nor original. See page 31, NDC 2020 Manifesto.’’
“The question now is where will the funds come from? Is this a pressing need for SHS at this time?’’ he quizzed.
Source: 1Familyradio
