The Ministry of Education had reacted to the latest documentary by JoyNews highlighting concerns about poor feeding and irregular food supply in Senior High Schools.
The Ministry has refuted the challenges the documentary highlighted.
The documentary among other things captured poor feeding scenarios in some of our secondary schools.
But reacting to this, the Ministry said it embarked on a comprehensive nationwide visitation and monitoring exercise
in collaboration with the media.
The objective behind the exercise the Ministry said was to gain a fair understanding of the
issues raised and address them appropriately if found to be valid.
Contrary to the narrative portrayed in the documentary mentioned above, our
visitation revealed the following key findings:
- Schools visited and reports from other schools indicated the maintenance of an
adequate stock of food in their storage facilities. - There is prompt and up-to-date payment of funds allocated for the purchase of
perishable food items to all schools. - Feedback from heads of schools and students indicates overall satisfaction with the
quality and quantity of food being served.
“The Ministry is open to remedying any real anomaly found anywhere and reassures
parents, students, and the general public of our unwavering commitment to providing
adequate, high-quality, and timely food supplies to ensure an enhanced free and
quality Senior High School program.
In the interim, we urge JoyNews to exercise circumspection, fairness and
responsibility in its reportage, particularly when it pertains to the well-being of
students.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
