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School Feeding Coordinator suspended over fictitious deals; feeding ghost schools

The National Coordinator for the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), Dr. Kwame Adu-Nsiah has been asked to step aside after “fraudulent deals” were discovered in the running of the programme.

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This follows investigations into the programme by the National Security.

Read: Government releases GHC130m for school feeding

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A letter addressed to the Coordinator and signed by the Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister, Cynthia Morrison, dated December 13, 2018 accused Dr. Adu-Nsiah of inflating figures of schools under the programme.

He was also cited for awarding contracts to “fictitious” caterers to provide services to non-existing schools.

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“In the view of the above, you are directed to stop the regional monitoring exercise and step aside while the ministry carries out an independent investigation into the matter.”

Dr. Adu-Nsiah has been directed to hand over to his deputy.

Source: 3news.com

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