Stephen Desu, President of Innovative Teachers, says the union will oppose any decision to present locally assembled laptops to teachers.
This statement by Stephen Desu is in line with the distribution of laptops to teachers under the ‘one teacher, one laptop’ policy.
Government will deduct an amount of GH¢509 from the teachers’ professional development allowance as payment for the one-teacher, one laptop policy.
He maintained that teachers in the country do not want any “RLG like” laptop in Ghana.
Speaking in an interview with host of Atinka FM’s AM Drive Kaakyire Ofori Ayim, Stephen Desu, President of Innovative Teachers, described the laptops being distributed by government under the One Teacher, One Laptop policy as ‘junk’.
According to Stephen Desu, the K.A Technology company government signed to supply the laptops for teachers does not qualify to serve the purpose.
Stephen Desu argued that K.A Technology does not have any track record in manufacturing of computers in Ghana and as such does not qualify for this contract.
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“The teachers in the country do not want a locally assembled laptop to work with. It took Covid to remind us that teachers in Ghana need laptops. Okay fine, we agree but what kind of laptops are you talking about here?”
“We don’t want RLG laptop here, we don’t want any locally assembled laptop here, all those are junk laptops they are distributing. The laptops being distributed are not in accordance with law and as such it is criminal to produce a product without certification and distribute,” he told Kaakyire Ofori Ayim.
Stephen Desu also revealed that his outfit is set to sue KA Technologies, AG, GES and Ministry of Education over the one-teacher, one laptop policy.
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