The Deputy Spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, Yaw Opoku Mensah JoyNews, stated that the book in question was not the official one approved by the NaCCA in response to concerns regarding the contentious viewpoint in the book.

He claimed that the part in question was absent from the book’s approved version.

Opoku Mensah’s claim was refuted by Dr. Peter Anti, Executive Director of the Institute for Education Studies (IFEST).

“This paper is included in a public document of approximately 66 pages that details all the books that have received NaCCA approval. Myjoyonline.com reports him as saying, “This book is acceptable because it’s on page 56.