Former president, John Dramani Mahama has supported the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools' (CHASS) proposal for Senior High Schools (SHS) authorities to have the ability to purchase food items to feed students.

This endorsement aligns with remarks he made back in 2020.

As of now, the government, through the National Food Buffer Stock Company, supplies food items to senior high schools across the country.

However, this system has faced criticism, as these schools have long complained of food shortages.

In November 2020, Mr. Mahama made a promise that under the free SHS policy, the responsibility for feeding students would shift to the school management in the next NDC government.

During a rally in Navrongo, Upper East Region, he announced that grants for the purchase of food items would be provided to school heads to assume this responsibility.

In a recent Facebook post, Mr. Mahama emphasized his agreement with CHASS's recommendation that Senior High School administrations be allowed to procure food items for their students.

“This change in policy aligns with my stance, which I announced in Navrongo in November 2020.”

He reiterated that this change in policy is consistent with his position, as articulated in Navrongo in November 2020.

Mr. Mahama's post further stressed the importance of this shift, stating that it would eliminate the unnecessary obstacles that impede the provision of meals to SHS students in Ghana.