
19/06/2025
Government to review decentralised SHS food supply
June 19, 2025
The Minister of Education, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, has announced the Government’s decision to review the decentralized Senior High School (SHS) food supply programme.
Addressing the Presidential Press Corps at the Presidency in Accra, Mr Iddrisu expressed concern about the quantities and quality of food being served in the Senior High Schools under the decentralized SHS food supply policy. Government to review decentralised SHS food supply
Mr Iddrisu said the implementation of the decentralized SHS food supply programme was a pledge in the ruling National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) manifesto to get the programme back to headmasters, bursars and others to do it in order to keep the local economy going.
The Minister stated that, however it appears that at many levels, the quantities and quality of the food was just not good enough.