ASHANTI REGIONAL MINISTER KICKED US OUT – ANGRY SCHOOL FEEDING CATERER’S LAMENT

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Caterers under the School Feeding Programme have disclosed that the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah shut them out of his office and rejected their petition when they went to picket at the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council in the early hours of Monday, April 3.

According to the caterers, the decision to picket at the premises of the Ashanti Regional Minister’s office is a result of government’s failure to pay arrears owed them for several terms.

The group also called on government to as a matter of urgency increase the feeding fee per child from 97 pesewas to GH¢3.00.

A spokesperson for the Feeding Programme, Dorothy Sarpong said they had gone to the political head of the region to appeal for their arrears to be cleared only to be told they were making noise and asked to go away with their noise.

Narrating the incident to newsmen, Mrs. Sarpong said it was so disappointing that the Regional Minister could do that to them despite the problems the caterers go through to provide food to school children.

The caterers last week threatened to withdraw their services over the government’s inability to pay more than three terms arrears owed them.

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