Moses Foh-Amoaning, Lead Advocate of the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, has urged the creation of an independent investigative body to scrutinize Ghana’s curriculum development process. His remarks come in the wake of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment’s (NaCCA) withdrawal of a controversial Senior High School (SHS) teacher manual.
Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Wednesday, January 14, Mr. Foh-Amoaning said the recall of the manual confirmed longstanding concerns about the direction of curriculum development and the potential influence of foreign cultural ideologies on Ghana’s education system.
NaCCA recently pulled printed copies of the Year 2 Physical Education and Health (Elective) Teacher Manual after acknowledging that certain sections on “Gender Identity” were inconsistent with Ghanaian culture, norms, and values.
The manual, developed in 2024 as a supplementary guide to help teachers implement the new SHS curriculum introduced last academic year, sparked public debate after a particular definition within the document drew criticism.
In response, NaCCA released a revised version of the manual, noting that it had been adjusted to reflect national values and a biological understanding in line with Ghanaian societal standards.
The controversy intensified after Assin South Member of Parliament, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, accused the government of promoting an LGBTQ agenda through teacher manuals and other educational materials used in schools.
Commenting on the situation, Mr. Foh-Amoaning said the incident was not unprecedented, recalling previous controversies involving NaCCA.
“This is the same NaCCA that was at the center of the Comprehensive Sexuality Education document. Go back to 2018 and 2019, and you will see that what I am saying is accurate,” he noted.
He added that the recurring emergence of such issues indicates deeper structural problems in the curriculum approval process and a lack of adequate safeguards to protect Ghana’s cultural and moral values.
“What the coalition is calling for is the establishment of an independent investigative body to determine exactly what is happening in our curriculum development and to assess the influence of foreign cultures,” he stated.
“We need an independent investigative team because this is not the first time
