Former Minister for Gender, Children, and Social Protection, Adwoa Safo, has exposed deep-seated corruption in Ghana’s School Feeding Programme, alleging financial mismanagement and interference under the Akufo-Addo-led administration.
Speaking on Wontumi TV on Wednesday, March 19, the former Dome/Kwabenya MP expressed concern over the level of corruption within the initiative, stressing that the programme, originally designed to support schoolchildren, had been hijacked for personal gains.
“The rot and the corruption that is going on at the school feeding sector is serious. This government should pay attention to that sector. Former President John Agyekum Kufuor had a great vision around the school feeding programme, but the way it has been twisted is a serious matter,” she stated.
Adwoa Safo revealed that upon assuming office as Gender Minister, President Nana Akufo-Addo instructed her to conduct an audit of the programme before releasing funds for its operations. However, she claimed that after submitting her findings, the President distanced himself from the directive due to pressure from individuals within his administration.
“The majority of the rot was coming from the Central Region. The backlash that followed my submission of the audit report made President Akufo-Addo deny that he had asked me to conduct it. He told me to set it aside, and that’s where my problems began,” she claimed.
She further described how certain officials deliberately obstructed her efforts to investigate financial irregularities.
“When I was appointed as the Gender Minister, President Akufo-Addo asked me to conduct an audit of the school feeding programme before I would be granted revenue to operate. What was all the money allocated to the programme being used for? I would call this woman—a key official in the programme—once, twice, even three times, and she wouldn’t respond. Instead, she would send a message saying she wasn’t happy with how I was handling her because she had connections in the government and at higher authorities,” she alleged.
Her disclosures have intensified demands for greater accountability in the School Feeding Programme, which has faced repeated allegations of financial mismanagement and inefficiency.
🚨ICYMI🇬🇭🗣️: “The rot and corruption I saw in the School Feeding Programme was enormous but President Akufo-Addo, who ordered me to audit it, later denied me,” — Hon. Adwoa Safo, former Gender Minister & MP for Dome-Kwabenya, drops explosive revelations.
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