The Criminals Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service is investigating some 53 schools in the Ashanti Region over an alleged corruption in the implementation of the School Feeding Program under the Free Senior High School (SHS).
The Free SHS School Feeding Program introduced under President Akufo-Addo’s administration in his first term is to deliver a well-organised, decentralised intervention providing disadvantaged school children with nutritionally adequate and locally produced food, thereby reducing poverty through improved household incomes and effective local economic development.
It is also expected to address low educational enrolment and retention and hygiene issues.
Some of the schools captured in the CID report for investigation are; Opoku Ware SHS, Okomfo Anokye SHS, Prempeh College, St Louis SHS, Tepa SHS, Yaa Asantewa Girl’s SHS, T.I. Ahmadiyya, KNUST SHTS and Ejisu SHTS.
The Ghana Education Service has, therefore, directed the Ashanti Regional Education Service to release all Headmasters and Mistresses or their Assistants, Bursars, Accountants and Storekeepers of the schools involved to assist the CID in its investigation.
“Management has received a letter from the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service, which indicates that they are investigating some issues related to the supply of food items to some of the Senior High Schools in your Region.
“You are, hereby, directed to request the respective District Directors of Education to release the Headmaster/Mistress or the Assistants, Domestic Bursars, Accountants and Storekeepers of the attached list of schools to the CID for investigations, if requested.”
GES also beckoned the regional education directorate to collaborate fully with the CID to carry out the investigation.
“It will be appreciated if your office could co-operate and collaborate fully with the CID in carrying out the investigations.”
The post CID Probes OWASS, St Louis & Others appeared first on The Chronicle Online.
Read Full Story
Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Instagram
Google+
YouTube
LinkedIn
RSS