He made the disclosure during the presentation of President Nana Akufo-Addo's first budget in Parliament on Thursday, March 2, 2017.
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According to him, the government will review the curriculum in a bid to "reform and strengthening our systems and institutions to provide a more functional education for all Ghanaians."
The "initiative to reform the curriculum during the year will re-introduce History and introduce Arabic as an optional language into our school system," he said.
In November last year, the then Chief-of-Staff Julius Debrah caused an uproar when he announced that Arabic language will be a compulsory examinable subject in 2017.
Later his statement was amended by a presidential staffer who said Mr Debrah's statement has been misconstrued.
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"The chief of staff said that government is considering making Arabic an examinable subject. An examinable subject, optional, not compulsory,” Emelia Arthur said.