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
