Dear Editor,

Last year the Ministry of Education announced the decision to cede the printing of textbooks for pupils in basic schools to local printers.

The directive is currently being implemented with the Ghana Publishers Association (GPA) pledging its commitment to work with local printers to ensure that the contract is fully executed.

The idea, as explained by the Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, was to empower the local printing businesses. Indeed, we have been calling for this and many other positive initiatives and wish to commend the government for taking such a bold step.

If implemented well, the move would help open doors for local business in other sectors and help boost the economy.

While I urge the government to extend similar gesture to other industries where Ghanaians have a competitive advantage, the local printers should strive to execute the task with all seriousness and deliver on stipulated timeliness.

We have always said “we can” and the time has come to prove that we have the capacity to do more.

Daniel Tenkorang,Nsawam