• About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Photo Gallery
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Citi TV
Monday, January 30, 2023
Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana
  • Home
  • News
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Showbiz
  • Coronavirus
  • Infographics
  • Livestream
  • Videos
No Result
View All Result
Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana
  • Home
  • News
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Showbiz
  • Coronavirus
  • Infographics
  • Livestream
  • Videos
No Result
View All Result
Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana
No Result
View All Result

Food shortage concerns in Eastern SHSs being addressed – Regional Minister

Nii Larte LarteybyNii Larte Lartey
July 22, 2022
Reading Time: 2 mins read
ShareShareShareShare

The Eastern Regional Minister, Seth Kwame Acheampong has allayed fears of the possible closure of second-cycle schools in the region due to food shortage.

He says, although the food items are scarce, measures have been adopted to provide schools in dire need of supplies with such items.

Seth Kwame Acheampong further assures that, more of the foodstuff will be distributed in due course.

Last week, the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) drew the attention of the Regional Coordinating Council to the imminent closure of Senior High Schools due to the situation of current food shortage crisis in the region.

According to the RCC which is calling on development partners to support the government to address these challenges, the government’s resolve to seek a bailout at the International Monetary Fund is to help realign and address some of these issues.

But the Minister said some schools have received food items, with others expected to follow.

“As of Thursday [July 21, 2022], we have received 2,838 bags of rice, 1,081  boxes of mackerel, 500 gallons of cooking oil. These are items we have received. So far, we have distributed them among 25 schools. We are expecting more consignments. Our distribution has been influenced on a need basis.  Some have stock, others don’t. That is how we are going about it.”

Meanwhile, stakeholders will be meeting to find a more sustainable solution to the issue in order not to affect teaching and learning.

“We are engaging managers of these schools through the Ghana Education Service and with the mechanism we have devised in the region, we will mitigate the need. We have the assurance from the Ministry of Education that we will receive more stock.”

The Eastern Regional Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools has cancelled the upcoming Super Zonal sports festival for second-cycle schools due to food shortages.

At an emergency meeting with all Zonal Chairpersons in Koforidua, the leadership of CHASS directed zonal heads to dismiss all athletes who were being camped for the sports festival slated for July 24, 2022.

CHASS explained that the host schools will not be able to feed the athletes.

Currently, students from seven zones who are training ahead of the super zonal competition to be selected to represent the Region at the National sports festival on 20th October, in Takoradi, have been frustrated.

Some athletes in the Koforidua zone called on the authorities to rescind their decision.

“We are all trying to get some qualification to the university and get scholarships,” one student said.

“Some even want to go abroad, but because the competition is being cancelled, their plans and their aims will be stuck somewhere.”

Meanwhile, some external sports trainers who were contracted to help train the athletes called on the Ministry of Education, the Regional Coordinating Council and government to make the necessary arrangements for the event to go ahead.

“The students sacrificed a lot to train, but the competition has been cancelled, so we are disturbed, so we are pleading with Regional Director for Eastern Region… please allow this programme to come on.”

ShareTweetSendSend
Previous Post

Confusion at Bibiani ‘a little misunderstanding’ – Western North Minister

Next Post

SHS food shortages: Release funds to Buffer Stock company now – Apaak to gov’t

Related Posts

Transport

Residents around Yendi-Zabzugu-Tatale resort to tricycles over bad roads

January 29, 2023
Education

Gomoa West District worried over poor BECE performance

January 29, 2023
News

It’ll be difficult for my wife to bounce back – Husband of Yellow Sisi Waakye [Video]

January 29, 2023
Mrs. Portia Gabor speaking at UniMAC-GIJ Main Auditorium, North Dzorwulu Campus
General

When you silence one journalist, you silence dozens of voices – Portia Gabor

January 29, 2023
Top Stories

$130bn and $170bn needed annually to bridge Africa’s infrastructural gap – Bawumia

January 29, 2023
Business

Let’s leverage technology to build our economies – Ofori-Atta to African leaders

January 29, 2023
Next Post

SHS food shortages: Release funds to Buffer Stock company now - Apaak to gov't

TOP STORIES

NDC minority leadership reshuffle: Internal disagreement healthy – Franklin Cudjoe

January 29, 2023

It’ll be difficult for my wife to bounce back – Husband of Yellow Sisi Waakye [Video]

January 29, 2023

$130bn and $170bn needed annually to bridge Africa’s infrastructural gap – Bawumia

January 29, 2023
Load More
ADVERTISEMENT
Citinewsroom – Comprehensive News in Ghana

CitiNewsroom.com is Ghana's leading news website that delivers high quality innovative, alternative news that challenges the status quo.

Archives

Download App

Download

Download

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Photo Gallery
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Citi TV

© 2021 All Rights Reserved Citi Newsroom.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Showbiz
  • Coronavirus
  • Infographics
  • Livestream
  • Videos

© 2021 All Rights Reserved Citi Newsroom.

We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking “Accept All”, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. However, you may visit "Cookie Settings" to provide a controlled consent.
Cookie SettingsAccept All
Manage consent

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.
CookieDurationDescription
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional11 monthsThe cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
viewed_cookie_policy11 monthsThe cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.
Functional
Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features.
Performance
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
Analytics
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
Advertisement
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.
Others
Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet.
SAVE & ACCEPT