Deputy Ranking Member of the Education Committee of Parliament, Dr. Clement Apaak, has hinted that both the Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, and the CEO of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Mr. Hanan Abdul-Wahab, will be summoned before the House to address concerns regarding the debt owed to the National Food Suppliers Association.

Dr. Apaak made this known amidst a protest by members of the Association who gathered at the premises of NAFCO on Tuesday, demanding full payment of outstanding amounts owed to them for over two years.

He stated that the issue at hand “definitely requires an invitation to the Minister for Education and National Buffer Stock Food Company’s CEO to come to us, to explain to us exactly what is going on.”

The suppliers, who had traveled from all regions of the country, claimed that the government owed them GH¢270 million for food supplies provided to Senior High Schools from 2021 to 2023.

They expressed their intention to remain on the NAFCO grounds until the government fulfills its payment obligations. As of now, NAFCO has not provided a response to the demands put forth by the group.

Dr Apak further disclosed that, per the information he has received, he could foresee the country experiencing challenges in supplying food to secondary school institutions across the country if nothing is done to address the issue.