After three days, the Education Ministry has still not been able to provide food to senior high schools in the Upper West Region as promised.
In an interview with the Education Ministry’s spokesperson on 3FM Sunrise on Tuesday, Kwasi Kwarteng assured that food would be distributed on the same day to all senior high schools in the Upper West Region, especially given their unique situation.
“As I have already stated, all the schools in the Upper West Region will receive food supplies this morning and by the end of today,” Kwarteng told 3FM Sunrise on Tuesday, July 12, 2022.
Upper West Regional Chairman of NAGRAT, Harun Ussif Kadiri has confirmed to Alfred Ocansey on 3FM Sunrise Morning show on Thursday 14 July,2022 that schools have not received food supplies and funds, hence head teachers have to use their own money to buy corn dough to feed students.
He stated that the situation is so bad that if it were in their days as students, it would have led to a serious demonstration by students.
“It is not easy, head masters have done well to put their foot on the ground. Other than that, the rampage would have been worse. In our days in secondary school, with this same situation, we would have gone on rampage” Ussif Kadiri said
Ussif Kadiri disclosed that students go to the dinning to take porridge without sugar or bread and they are fed rice for lunch and supper. There is no oil, tomatoes and other provisions.
The school managers have indicated that if the situation is not salvaged by tomorrow Friday 15 July, they would be compelled to close down the schools.
