The National President of the School Feeding Caterers Association, Nana Amoh Otu Sekyi, has confirmed that caterers under the Ghana School Feeding Programme have started receiving their outstanding third-term salaries.
This follows a commitment by the Minister for Gender, Children, and Social Protection, Dakoa Newman, to settle the arrears.
In an interview with Citi News, Nana Amoh Otu Sekyi stated that while some caterers accessed their funds as early as January 1, others are facing delays due to bank holidays and limited access to e-zwich services in rural areas.
“By the grace of God, they honored their promise. The payment was made on December 31 around 6:00 PM,” Nana Amoh Otu Sekyi disclosed.
“But others complained that they were not able to access it. Maybe by tomorrow [January 2], everybody will receive an alert. Not all of them have been able to access the account because today [January 1] is a holiday [bank holiday]. Some of them too are living in rural areas where they don’t have access to banks, until working days like January 2, up to Friday they will call to confirm receipt or otherwise.”
Meanwhile, the National President of the association has expressed optimism about their outstanding salaries from 2019 being settled.
“December 31, the chief accountant called me concerning that issue. I will be at the office on January 2, for us to talk about it. We are hoping that next week they will tell us something positive about the 2019 issue [arrears].”
