The Minority in Parliament has voiced concerns over the lack of action from teacher unions and the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) regarding allegations that expired rice was repackaged and distributed to Senior High Schools (SHSs).
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament for North Tongu, accused Lamens Investment Africa Limited of collaborating with the National Food Buffer Stock Company to supply 22,000 bags of expired rice to SHSs in February 2024.
Speaking to journalists, Ablakwa called on key education stakeholders to address the issue, emphasizing its urgency. The Minority has called for a thorough investigation and greater accountability to prevent such incidents from occurring in the future.
“We are just surprised so far about the silence of CHASS and the teacher unions, to the extent that, it doesn’t even build confidence.
“Parents send their children to school hoping that the institutions will protect them. But to hear that the heads are now under compulsion to be receiving contaminated food items without expiry dates, I mean, it makes the heads and CHASS culpable somewhat and we would like to hear from them on why they are allowing that.”
