Former Minister for Gender, Children, and Social Protection, Adwoa Safo, has made shocking revelations about alleged corruption within Ghana’s School Feeding Programme, calling for urgent government intervention.
“The rot and corruption in the school feeding sector is serious. This government should pay attention to it. Former President John Agyekum Kufuor had a great vision for the programme, but the way it has been twisted is a serious matter,” she stated in an interview on Wontumi TV.
Recounting her experience as Gender Minister, she claimed that President Akufo-Addo initially instructed her to audit the programme before funds would be released.
However, she faced resistance from key officials, particularly one individual who ignored her calls and later claimed to have powerful government connections.
According to her, the majority of the corruption was traced to the Central Region, but when she submitted her audit report, the president allegedly denied asking for it and ordered her to set it aside.
“That’s where my problems began,” she revealed, suggesting that exposing the mismanagement led to her falling out with the government.
Adwoa Safo’s claims have sparked renewed concerns about the transparency and accountability of the programme, which was originally designed to provide nutritious meals to public school children but has since been plagued by allegations of mismanagement.
