Kwame Agbodza, the Chief Whip of the Minority Party, has expressed concern regarding the prolongation of a contract to supply schools with tables that is worth 1.2 billion Ghana cedis.
According to what he said, the sum in question is enormous and has the potential to be put to other, more beneficial uses for the nation.
“…We also believe that the expenditure of GH1.2 billion is a significant amount that has the potential to improve this country in some way.
"Parliament is going to institute the necessary motions to call for a probe into these acts of the supply of the tablets which details are shrouded or known to only the Education Minister and the government because this is not the best way to run a transparent government," the Adaklu lawmaker said in an interview with TV3's Komla Kluste.
During his remarks at the beginning of the 2023 Annual New Year School and Conference (ANYSC) on January 17, 2023, at the University of Ghana in Legon, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia made the announcement that the government will issue free electronic tablets to all Senior High Schools this year.
The minority presented nothing new; Oppong Nkrumah was late for the press conference.
According to him, the effort, along with the rollout of free Wi-Fi at secondary schools (SHSs) all over the country, was a component of the continuous digitalization strategy that the government was working on.
He stated that the Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, had informed him that the nation was on track to give the tablets, which will come pre-loaded with textbooks and old test questions. He also stated that the country was on track to provide the tablets before the end of the school year.
"We are on track to give every student enrolled in Senior High School in Ghana a tablet computer for their studies this year. The tablets will come pre-installed with the necessary textbooks." This is a very significant turn of events that will change the game. We will have previous questions downloaded onto these tablets, and we will distribute them to everyone. Please pray that this comes to pass this year... Dr Bawumia said
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