Badu Nkansah, publisher of the new history of Ghana textbooks which has some chapters describing Ewes as inward-looking, has rendered an unqualified apology for the offensive publications.
According to him, the history of Ghana book which was published based on the new curriculum by NACCA, when submitted for assessment, received responses from NACCA raising concerns with certain portions of the book.
“They, however, told us to work on certain aspects of the book further in order for it to meet the expectations of the new curriculum,” Badu Nkansah explained in a press statement copied to GhanaWeb.
He added, whilst undergoing review, a limited quantity of the unpublished draft found its way onto the market.
“We have seen certain snapshots on social media which has generated public uproar due to its offensive tone. Though it is not a deliberate attempt to berate such a huge section of our society, we wish to unreservedly apologise for the slip,” the statement read further.
Badu Nkansah noted that his brand stands for national unity therefore they are investigating to ascertain how the draft found its way to the market. “We will make the results of our investigations public when we are done.
Meanwhile, the copies in circulation have been recalled with immediate effect since it has not yet met the final approval threshold.
Badu Nkansah limited a wholly Ghanaian owed publishing house has been in operation for twenty four Years. Within these years we have produced educational materials covering all subject areas which has beer relied upon for both academic and research work. We wish to bring the following to the attention of Ghanaians:
Following the introduction of the new curriculum by NACCA, we submitted 2 text book assessment application for approval for our took HISTORY OF GHANA in January last year.
We received a response to our application from NACA oa 25 September, (reference NACCA G14) The NaCCA raise concerns with portions of the book even though they informed us that the book had satisfied most of the Technical and conlent requirements.
They howerer told us to work on certain aspects of the book further in order for it to meet the expectations of the new curriculum.
An attached comment which accompanied the report detailed areas of particular concern which we are still in the process of complying with
Unfortunately, while undergoing the review, a limited quantity of the unpublished draft found its way into the market. We have seen certain snapshots on social media which has generated justified public uproar due to its offensive tone. Though it is not a deliberate attempt to berate such a huge section of our society, we wish to unreservedly apologise for the alip. Our brand stands for national unity and we currently employ workers who originate tom all parts of the country.
How these few copies found its way to the market is something we are still investigating, and we will make the results of our investigations public when we are done. In the meantime, we have call up all copies in circulation with immediate effect since they have not yet met the final approvement threshold.
Once again, ours is a brand that values National unity and we have epitomised it for twenty four years of existence as a brand We apologize to all those affected and we wish to assure all Ghanaians that such a thing will never happen again
God bless our homeland Ghana
We Apologise For Offensive Publication – Publisher Of History Of Ghana Textbooks
Source: Ghanaweb.com
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