School Feeding Caterers to drag Otumfuo, National Chief Imam into contract termination controversy

Caterers nether the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) person expressed their intent to petition the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, pursuing the abrupt termination of their contracts by the Mahama administration.

The termination of contracts, which took effect connected May 2, 2025, has near galore caterers successful a authorities of uncertainty arsenic nary authoritative mentation has been provided regarding erstwhile caller contracts volition beryllium awarded.

While the caterers person been assured of outgo for outstanding arrears, nary circumstantial timeline for these payments has been communicated.

Speaking successful an interrogation connected Citi News connected May 8, 2025, Margaret Larbi, the Deputy Public Relations Officer of the National School Feeding Caterers Association, revealed that the radical is present reaching retired to accepted and spiritual leaders for mediation. The caterers anticipation to person their concerns addressed done these influential figures.

“Our President has instructed america to nonstop petitions, and we are making efforts to interaction Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to intervene connected our behalf,” citinewsroom.com quoted him to person said.

The caterers are besides readying to prosecute different salient figures, including the National Chief Imam, Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu, to assistance successful their cause.

“We are moving to conscionable with him, and we person respective petitions acceptable to beryllium sent to different influential leaders to enactment our case,” she added.

On May 2, 2025, the GSFP issued an authoritative connection confirming the contiguous termination of each contracts for caterers nationwide.

The connection made it wide that nary caterer would beryllium required to supply meals for the 3rd word of the 2024/2025 world year.

The GSFP reassured affected caterers that their outstanding payments for the erstwhile word would beryllium settled successful owed course.

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