The National Food Suppliers Association of Ghana (NAFSAG) has announced plans to stage a protest at the Ministry of Education’s offices if the outstanding debts owed to its members are not resolved.
NAFSAG is expressing frustration over what they describe as excessive and unexplained deductions from their payments.
According to Kwaku Amedume, a spokesperson for the association, significant amounts have been withheld almost three thousand cedis in his case alone without adequate explanation. Deductions by Buffer Stock of 3% and 2% have further compounded their concerns.
Amedume criticized the lack of response to their previous letters and warned that if the situation does not improve, they will hold a press conference on Monday and initiate a serious picketing campaign.
He emphasized that the delayed payments are having a detrimental impact on their businesses and livelihoods and called for the government to settle the debts promptly.
“They have been deducting our money left, right, centre and when you ask for an explanation they are not willing to give it to you. In my case like this they have deducted almost three thousand cedis, so imagine the others.
“Buffer Stock deducting 3% and 2% and a whole lot. By Monday we will be calling a press conference. We have written a few letters but nothing is working,” the spokesperson for the National Food Suppliers Association, Kwaku Amedume said in an interview with Citi News.
Mr Kwaku Amedume also added that the delay in payment of funds owed was affecting their businesses and livelihood.
“We want the government to pay our money in full. We are planning on serious picketing because it looks like they are bent on taking our monies,” he stated.