The Ghana Education Service (GES) has placed Rev. Joy Kafui Akpebu, headmaster of Tsito Secondary Technical School in the Volta Region, on suspension, along with two other staff members, as authorities probe allegations of misappropriation.

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In an official statement released on January 18, 2025, GES revealed that the suspension follows accusations that the staff members diverted more than 100 cartons of tinned tomatoes, which were meant to be used for preparing meals for the school’s students. The individuals under investigation include Rev. Akpebu, the school's storekeeper, Sylvanus Awunyo, and Samuel Kwame Ampeh, the driver.

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The suspensions comply with Section 8 of the GES Code of Conduct, which allows for the removal of personnel pending an inquiry.“Rev. Joy Kafui Akpebu, Headmaster of Tsito Senior High Technical School, Sylvanus Awunyo, Storekeeper, and Samuel Kwame Ampeh, Driver, have been interdicted pending an investigation into the alleged diversion of 100 cartons of tinned tomatoes intended for student meals in the Volta Region.

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This decision is in accordance with Section 8, Clauses (i-v) of the Ghana Education Service (GES) Code of Conduct, which authorizes the interdiction of staff who may interfere with an ongoing investigation,” GES posted on its Facebook page on Saturday, January 18, 2025.The decision came after a vigilant citizen, Apostle Frank Gogo Ekatso, intervened by apprehending a taxi driver suspected of transporting the diverted goods.

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In a widely shared video, Apostle Ekatso confronted the driver of an Opel Astra (GR 5051 U) as he attempted to load the cartons of tomatoes into his vehicle at a secluded spot along the Sokode-Akrofu road in the Ho Municipality. Ekatso explained in the video that he had witnessed items being unloaded from a bus earlier, which was identified as belonging to Tsito Secondary Technical School.

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The tomatoes were reportedly part of a food supply collected from the Mawuli Senior High School food distribution center, which serves several schools in the region. The taxi driver has since been taken into police custody, where he is cooperating with investigators as the case unfolds.

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A citizen has exposed a suspected scheme to divert food supplies meant for Tsito SHS after the school’s bus was seen offloading tin tomatoes at a secluded spot in Sokode-Gborgame.Tags ( Amad #FlairbyOviey ADHD Southampton Yoro #AfricanMandiba Gambia Randy Abbey pic.twitter.com/EH1Bv7YsUU— kf_studios (@kf_studios_) January 17, 2025

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