General News of Wednesday, 17 April 2019Source: kasapafmonline.comNew curriculum not popularizing JB Danquah more than Nkrumah – NaCCKwame Nkrumah and JB DanquahThe National Council for Curriculum & Assessment (NaCCA) has refuted claims that newly developed curriculum is deliberately structured to throw spotlight on the achievements of Statesman, JB Danquah more than Ghana’s first President Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. A statement by the NaCCA on Wednesday said its focused on enabling pupils appreciate the chronology of the events of our political history, adding “History is chronological and periodical in nature. B. Danquah played a prominent role.”The statement further noted “At the JHS and SHS levels, the history curriculum will highlight further details on the independence and post-independence political activities. This is where Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and other political leaders and regimes feature more prominently. Meanwhile the NaCCA statement said: “The experts who designed the curriculum were not selected on the basis of any political considerations, and it is unfortunate for anyone to suggest otherwise.

Source: GhanaWeb April 17, 2019 12:11 UTC