The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Sarah Adwoa Safo has assured caterers under the Ghana School Feeding Programme(GSFP) countrywide that the scheme will begin the payment of all arrears soon.
The Gender Minister in a press statement reiterated government’s commitment to ensuring that all caterers who have undertaken School Feeding activities will be paid in due course.
She entreated caterers agitating for the release of all arrears to exercise restraint while the ministry assesses the state of indebtedness of the GSFP for prompt payment.
“Since my assumption in office as the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MOGCSP), I have received several complaints from people who have cooked under the programme and have not yet been paid.
“Efforts are being made to assess the state of indebtedness of the GSFP to caterers who have cooked under the Programme and have not been paid.
“I, therefore, plead with you all to exercise patience while we do a quick assessment and mobilise the needed resources to settle the indebtedness and move on with a seamless programme that will offer prompt payment to deserving caterers.”
