Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, Ghana’s Minister of Education has revealed that the government, through the free Senior High School policy, feeds a total of one million, four hundred thousand school children everyday.
According to the minister, the children are fed three times every day, which includes, breakfast, lunch and supper.
In an exclusive interview on Peace FM’s 'Kokrokoo' morning show with Kwami Sefa Kayi, Dr. Adutwum admitted that there are numerous challenges with feeding in schools across Ghana but the situation is not as dire as has been speculated within the media space.
"If you are feeding 1.4 million students a day, there will definitely be challenges. I will not sit here as a minister of education and say that there are no challenges. The students we are feeding are many," Dr. Adutwum said.
However, he was quick to add that, there is always a quick response by his outfit each time a case of shortage of food is reported.
According to him, the government does not expect the students to lose interest in going to school because of hunger. That was the reason for adding the feeding to the educational policy.
He acknowledged the great job done by the Buffer stock but added that, the Ghana Commodity Exchange has been helpful with the provision of food anytime the Buffer runs out of stock.
Speaking further, he mentioned that some heads of schools have been going to the aid of their sister schools anytime there is food crisis because, they have the welfare of the students at heart.
"I have been a headmaster before and I am aware of how daunting of a task it is to be a headmaster. However, some headmasters are more proactive than others. Some will call me even before their foods run out and the ministry has always been available to restock their stores with food items. The ministry do this so that the headmasters can ensure proper supervision of teaching and learning across the schools," he added.
Source: Kobina Darlington/peacefmonline.com
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Spending on education is required for economic growth. Therefore, the govt must invest a lot in education. There must be a strict and good supervision system in place to ensure that the objectives of education expenditure are achieved. Otherwise, the country will just be throwing money down the drain. If you feed 1.4 million basic school students for 9 years only for them to score 0 in the BECE, what would you have achieved. In Ghana today, no student who wrote the BECE in several districts is able to write even one good sentence. The status quo must change.
@anewghana, the free SHS boarding would have been good for you.
..but the supid addo government doesn't any challenges when ministers of state steal from the people. Osei Adutwum plz keep your thik bbrains to yourself