Felix Kwakye Ofosu, acting spokesperson for President John Dramani Mahama, has assured that the government will implement adequate measures to address the feeding shortfalls under the Free Senior High School (SHS) programme.
His comments follow the recent release of GHS200 million to tackle the issue, which had led to concerns over food shortages in schools. Speaking on the Channel One Newsroom on Sunday, January 2, Kwakye Ofosu criticized the previous administration for poor planning and implementation of the policy, which resulted in schools reopening without adequate food supplies.
“Because of poor planning and poor implementation of the education policy, we had a situation where schools were going to be opened and yet there was no food available to feed the students,” he stated.
He revealed that despite calls from school heads to defer reopening due to the lack of food, the previous government refused, leading to the crisis. However, he noted that upon assuming office, President Mahama took swift action to rectify the situation.
“So upon taking office, President Mahama took decisive action and within a few days, he ordered that food be evacuated to the schools. In addition to that, GHS200 million was released to the various schools through the Ghana Education Service to procure food for the students,” he added.
Kwakye Ofosu assured that going forward, the government would ensure a sustainable supply of food to prevent future shortages.
“So for now, that has been done and going forward, adequate measures will be put in place to ensure that we have enough food to feed the students,” he emphasized.
