Ibrahim Adjei, a former Assistant Secretary at the Office of the Former President Nana Akufo-Addo, has declared his full support for the government’s decision to restructure the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP). Speaking on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily on Monday, May 5, Adjei endorsed the ongoing reforms following the termination of contracts for all caterers under the programme nationwide.
The Ghana School Feeding Programme announced in an official statement dated May 2, 2025, that it has immediately terminated all contracts with existing caterers across the country. The Secretariat further directed that no caterer should provide meals for the third term of the 2024/2025 academic year. However, it assured affected caterers that outstanding payments for services rendered during the second term would be settled.
Reacting to this development, he highlighted key concerns that necessitated the restructuring of the programme. He further emphasised that the misuse of the programme by some school authorities created loopholes that undermined the intended purpose of the initiative.
“So with the restructuring, I am totally in support of it. The NPP did it in terms of how we can cure the human propensity to go outside of the law. Laws are in place, but people go out of the law to do things for their gain,” he said.
By: Patricia Boakye
