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Ketu North MP to petition GES over ‘benefits of colonization’ content in Aki Ola social studies textbook
The Member of Parliament for Ketu North, Eric Edem Agbana, has condemned what he describes as disturbing and dehumanizing content in an educational textbook used by Ghanaian students.
In a statement dated February 17, 2026, he pointed to images from the Aki-Ola Series Social Studies Textbook for Junior High Schools, which outlined what it called benefits Ghana derived from colonization.
He argued that the material presents a false narrative and unfairly portrays colonization in a positive light.
He stated that colonization was inhuman and represented a systematic violation of human rights, dignity, and identity.
According to him, it is irresponsible to sanitize or glorify such a painful period of history, especially at a time when John Dramani Mahama is championing continental efforts toward reparations.
He stressed that children must be educated with content that upholds truth, justice, and their sense of worth and dignity.
The Ketu North lawmaker announced that he will formally petition the Ghana Education Service to immediately review and recall the books.
He called for the removal of what he termed harmful perspectives from the curriculum, insisting that Ghana’s education system must reflect historical integrity and avoid distorting the country’s past, present, and future.
By: Jacob Aggrey
President John Dramani Mahama has held a high-level meeting with the Heads of Security Agencies, Minister for the Interior and Acting Minister for Defence on the ongoing security services recruitment process.
Following a briefing on the process, the President has directed that the number of men and women to be recruited to the various security agencies should be increased from twenty-thousand (20,000) to forty thousand (40,000) over a four year period.
The President has also directed the Heads of the Security Agencies to ensure transparency and fairness in the recruitment process.
Present at the meeting were the Chief of Staff, Secretary to the President, Senior Presidential Advisor on Governmental Affairs, National Security Coordinator, Inspector General of Police Director General Prisons, Director General Fire Service, Comptroller-General of the Ghana Immigration Service and the Director General of the Narcotics Control Commission
At the request of the minority leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) met with members of the Parliamentary Minority Caucus today.
The engagement afforded the Caucus an opportunity to provide the Fund with feedback on recent economic developments in Ghana.
The discussions were mutually beneficial to both sides as stakeholders in Ghana’s governance.
The IMF delegation was led by Adrian Alter, Resident Representative, accompanied by Mr. Razafimahefa Ivohasina Fizara, Coordinator of AFRITAC West 2 and Mr. Osa Ahinakwah Economist at the IMF Country Office.
Members of the Caucus in attendance were, Jerry Ahmed Shaib, Second Deputy Minority Whip; Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, Ranking Member on Finance; Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Ranking Member on Economy and Development; Kweku Agyeman Kwarteng, Chairman on Budget; Abena Osei-Asare, Chairperson of Public Accounts; and Collins Adomako-Mensah, Deputy Ranking Member on Energy.
Dr. Antoinette Tsiboe-Darko, Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, also represented the Party.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
