Dr. Clement Apaak, the Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Education Committee has indicated that he smells something fishy about the government’s ‘one teacher one laptop’ initiative.
According to Dr. Apaak, the inability of government to provide information on the company which has been contracted to buy the laptops as well as the process used in selecting the company point out that the initiative lacks transparency.
Dr. Apaak was also concerned that neither the Vice President nor the Minister of Education touched on the cost of the laptop during the launch of the project.
Speaking on Citi Fm, Friday Evening, Dr. Apaak said; “We have been hearing about this proposal which was made by teacher unions. It is indeed very strange that the government today claims to have rolled out a policy where they are offering laptops to teachers at a 30% rebate. Isn’t it strange that the Vice President and Ministry of Education [can’t provide answers to some of the lingering questions?]. Government smells a bit fishy. Which company has been asked to buy the laptops? On what basis was the company selected to do such a massive undertaking, given the potential colossal financial amount that will be accrued as benefits.”
