The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has suggested that the School Feeding Programme is in a state of emergency currently.
Speaking to Bohyeba Afriyie on Plan B Fm’s Ebaanosen Mr Joseph Atsu Hormadzi chairman for the Coalition stated that the program is very good one but they have poised that the program was struggling and could collapse if authorities fail to address the challenges confronting it.
“We have noted the positive results of the school feeding program at the pretertiary education level over the years, which the country is proud of; nevertheless, if the government does not take urgent responsibility for rectifying the current situation, the students will continue to suffer. Already, pre-tertiary education is going through some difficulties, and this will exacerbate the situation.”
He lamented the failure on the part of the government to pay caterers contracted to work under the program.
“The Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) Secretariat stated on May 16, 2022 that cooking services would resume in all beneficiary schools.
However, because the caterers’ debts are still to be paid and are in arrears, this has not happened. The School Feeding Caterers Association is also pushing for an increase in the per-student cost with respect to the rising cost of living in the country.”
Concluding he urged the Government to expedite action in settling all arrears owed to caterers so that they could resume work.
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