The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has called for stringent measures to deploy technology in the training of learners at various levels of education.

According to him, technology, though an important training tool, threatens the moral upbringing of the children, "due to its destructive nature."

Speaking in Anyirawase, in the Ho West District of the Volta Region, Mr Bagbin said that the use of technology in education threatens the country's future, and hence, stakeholders must be proactive.

He entreated parents to take a keen interest in their children's educational needs and provide them with the necessary guidance as they traverse their formative years in this technological era.

“We must not allow technology to destroy the future of our children but assist them to become a better version of themselves”, he stressed.

He opined on the return to the use of the chalk-and-board system in the classroom, as experienced in some developed countries, in a bid to guard against the destructive nature of technology.

Mr. Bagbin who is also Togbe Nutefeworla Awudome I underscored the need to protect the country’s cultural heritage, underscoring the role of chieftaincy in maintaining peace in Ghana.

He explained that, though Ghana is situated in a polarised West African Sub-Region, its chieftaincy structures have helped manage conflict at an early stage, “preventing it from escalating to the national level.”

Mr Bagbin also cut the sod for the construction of an 8-unit classroom block for Anyirawase E.P. Primary to enhance access to education in the area, promising the structure will be ready by the end of 2026.

The Awudome Traditional Authorities lauded Mr Bagbin's interest in the development and called for further support to strengthen the chieftaincy institution in the area.