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The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has stacked heaps of commendation on Ghanaian printing organization, Appointed Time Printing (ATP) Limited, an auxiliary of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), following its development of the main cluster of science course readings for essential schools the nation over.
He said the government granted ATP an agreement to print science course books for essential schools under the new educational program while other neighborhood printers were likewise contracted to print different subjects.
“I am very happy and satisfied with the printing job done by Appointed Time Printing, and I am even more impressed with the state-of-the-art printing machines imported by the company to use in its printing operations,” he expressed.
Dr. Osei Adutwum made the commendation while paying a working visit at ATP’s head office in Accra on Wednesday, July 6, 2022.
He said ATP has amply showed that the printing of government textbooks can be done in the country and by local printers.
“The Akufo-Addo administration made it a policy that all government textbooks should be printed in the country, and ATP has indeed demonstrated printing made-in-Ghana,” he said.
He repeated President Akufo-Addo’s strategy to guarantee improvement in training and, thusly, the pressing requirement for course books to be made promptly accessible for all essential schools all through the country.
Dr. Osei Adutwum additionally utilized the space to recognize ATP for utilizing Ghanaians in its tasks.
The Head of Marketing of Appointed Time Printing Ltd., Mr. Charles Aidoo, communicated appreciation to the Education Minister for his visit.
He disclosed that his company was expected to print over 600,000 science textbooks, but was quick to reveal that “as we speak now, we are about 50% through.”
He was confident that by the end of August this year, his outfit would finish the production of the textbooks.
This, he assured, was against the backdrop of the huge investment made into equipment by his company.
“It has been our plan to complete production ahead of the timelines set for us. That will ensure that the textbooks get to the schools early enough to enable our school children get the textbooks and study,” he indicated.
According to him, this first batch of textbooks will be distributed to Greater Accra, Volta and Central Regions, adding that each of these regions has a specific quantity that will be supplied.
“Yes, we are 50% through with the job, but we are still printing, folding and distributing. So as and when the drivers come the ones which are ready will be delivered to them for distribution,” Mr. Aidoo noted.
In late May this year, the government through the Ministry of Education contracted 5 local printers including ATP to print government textbooks for basic schools across the country.
Under the agreement, both the distributers and the printers were given 120 days to convey. ATP was chosen to print around 750,000 science fundamental school reading material, which creation started in June 2022.
The company expects to complete creation by end of August 2022.
Source: Otixpres.com
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