Shortage Of Food In Senior High Schools Is Not Always As A Result Of Delay Of Payment But Mostly Storage – Ernest Akosah

The Education Ministry says it has made arrangements with suppliers to provide senior high schools facing Food Shortage challenge with food.

In a letter to the Regional Director of the Ghana Education Service, CHASS noted that the food suppliers contacted by the Buffer Stock Company, as well as local suppliers contacted to help out are all refusing to do so, citing non-payment of outstanding monies owed them by the government.

This they say has exacerbated an already dire situation in schools, with some schools not having enough supplies to last a week.

Mr Ernest Akosah Deputy PRO for Ministry Of Education in an interview with Ohene Addo on

Plan B FM’s ‘ebaanosen’ conceded that there had been challenges with the supply of food to schools in recent times.

He, however, noted that following the intervention of the Education Minister, schools would begin receiving supplies starting July 12, 2022.

“There have been reports of food shortages and potential food shortages in most of the schools. I mean if you read the presser that was released by CHASS Upper west chapter, clearly, they cited a potential food shortage, and based on that the Minister of Education has had to act and intervene and as I speak with you arrangements have been for suppliers to supply food to avert potential food shortage in schools that have that challenges.

“So yes we do admit there could be challenges but that doesn’t mean it necessarily has to do with delays in payments, sometimes it may have to do with logistical constraints like storage facilities. But we do admit this has more to do with the delays of the payment than the suppliers not having the power or the capacity to supply,” he said.