The Minority in Parliament has called for the immediate withdrawal of all teaching and learning materials containing LGBTQI+ concepts and demanded the dismissal of the Director-General and Board Chair of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA).
The move follows public concerns over a Senior High School teacher manual containing content on redefined gender identity, sexual orientation, and sexual rights, which NaCCA developed in 2024 and printed in 2025. NaCCA has since apologized and announced a recall of the manual.
Addressing the media, MP for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, urged a parliamentary inquiry into the matter and called on religious bodies to scrutinize all teaching materials for alignment with Ghana’s cultural and religious values.
“I am a Catholic and a Mass server, formed by the teachings of Christ and the moral doctrine of the Church. From that foundation of faith, I find the content that has found its way into this Teacher Manual deeply troubling and fundamentally incompatible with Christian teaching on the human person, family life, and moral formation,” Mr. Assafuah said.
He condemned the material as “absurd, ideologically driven, and a deliberate attempt to introduce LGBTQ concepts into the education system through state approved teaching and learning materials,” and warned that silence from government undermines accountability.
The MP also highlighted inconsistencies in parliamentary urgency, noting that bills deemed important by the government are fast-tracked, yet the issue of LGBTQI+ content in schools has not received similar attention.
In conclusion, he called for
- Immediate withdrawal of all affected teaching and learning materials.
- A transparent, inclusive review involving Parliament, religious bodies, parents, and civil society.
- Dismissal of NaCCA’s Director-General and Board Chair.
- A full parliamentary inquiry into the development and approval of the materials.
Mr. Assafuah further urged the Christian community, parents, and traditional authorities to hold the government accountable, stating:
“History will not remember slogans. It will remember votes, rulings, and decisions. And silence, in moments like this, is itself a legislative choice.”
