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ER Minister warns MDCEs over school feeding programme
By Awudu Salami Sule, Ghanadot
Accra, Dec 1, Ghanadot - The Eastern Regional Minister, Mr
Samuel Ofosu Ampofo has warned all Municipal and District Chief
Executives (MDCEs) in the region against meddling with the
affairs of the school feeding programme (SFP)which was
introduced by the former New Patriotic Party administration.
The school feeding programme has since the coming into office of
the National Democratic Congress government in January this year
been confronted with an acrimony over who is qualified to be a
caterer and who is not and who is to regulate the affairs of the
programme.
The Eastern Regional Minister warned the MDCEs in his region to
stay away from the programme although he advised them to closely
monitor the programme.
"I dont want any municipal and district chief executive to
meddle in the affairs of the school feeding programme" he
warned, adding the SFP is one of the programme in the assembly
system they can easily be trapped for malfeasance.
Mr Ofoso Ampofo who was addressing the MDCEs in Koforidua over
the school feeding programme explained that, delegating the
programme to someone does not mean as chief executives they
should stay off completely but instead, it should be "hand off"
but eyes in".
"You have to closely monitor the functionality of the programme
because if it succeeds or failed your name will be mentioned",
he advised.
He further noted that, it is morally and ethically unacceptable
if funds meant to purchase foodstuffs for deprived and
malnourished children are misapplied or embezzled for parochial
interest.
"I will like to entreat all key district actors of the SFP to
take keen interest in the programme by being very vigilant so as
to reduce the malfeasance that has bedevilled the programme, he
noted.
Ghanadot
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