The Deputy Ranking Member on the Education Committee in Parliament, Dr. Clement Apaak, has emphasized the need for a comprehensive audit of the government's Free Senior High School (FSHS) policy.

Such an audit would help uncover the challenges faced during the implementation of the policy.

This call follows the recent protest by members of the National Food Suppliers Association, who staged a picketing exercise at the premises of the National Buffer Stock Company due to an outstanding debt of 270 million cedis.

However, the association has decided to suspend the picketing after receiving assurances from Bryan Acheampong, the Minister of Food Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs, that they will receive their payment by July 17, 2023.

In a statement, Dr. Clement Apaak highlighted the evident inconsistencies in the total amount invested in the FSHS program from 2017 to 2021. He further emphasized that it is apparent that the total funding allocated for the specified period was not fully utilized.

“The actions of the one behind that audio, for me, pass for treason and this matter must be dealt with as such, it passes for treason, it is an attempt to subvert the will of the Ghanaian people in 2024, and the ramifications can be very dire. We do not dismiss what has been said, the revelations in that audio are very serious and so for me, rather than dismiss what is contained in the audio, I will urge the Interior Minister to take steps very quickly to get to the bottom of the matter and persons suspected to be responsible for that audio need to be investigated.”

The interior minister, Ambrose Dery, has denied rumors that leaders of the in power New Patriotic Party (NPP) are plotting to have the Inspector General of Police removed.