The National Food Suppliers Association has announced plans to picket the Ministry of Education over unpaid debts totaling seven months.

The association claims that the government has not settled its arrears for seven months, affecting their operations. They accuse the government of intentionally hindering the National Food Buffer Stock Company's activities, which impacts the suppliers negatively.

In an interview with Citi News, Kwaku Amedume, spokesperson for the National Food Suppliers Association, demanded full payment of the overdue amounts or warned of their impending protest.

“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.

“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.