C/R: School Feeding Programme – “We Have Received Our Arrears” – Private School Hot Meal Caterers

Caterers from the 23 constituencies in the Central Region who were offered the opportunity to cook for pupils in JHS 2 & JHS 3 during the peak of the covid-19 pandemic have confirmed the payment of an amount of GhS 21 million into their account.

During the covid-19 pandemic partial lockdown, President Nana Addo introduced a program called “President’s Special School Feeding Program for Private Schools”.

Speaking at the press conference in Cape Coast, the leader of the Association of Central Regional Private Schools Hot Meal Caterers, Effie Oforiwaah Effah called on Ghanaians to disregard public comments that their payment is in arrears.

“We want to state categorically that, our Regional Chairman Mr. Robert Kutin Jnr was not in any way involved in the said school feeding program and there’s no way his MoMo accounted could be credited”, she noted.

She further explained that the government through the National School Feeding Secretariat has assured the caterers that their outstanding arrears shall be settled in 20 days time.

From: Nyansapow Timothy