The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament, and Legislator for Ketu North Constituency, Hon. James Klutse Avedzi has called for a meeting between Free Senior High School Secretariat and Ghana National Buffer Stock Company to help address the shortfall in supply of food items to Amenfiman SHS.
The Chairman made the call during the Committee’s investigations into the Auditor-general’s Report, 2023 at Takoradi on District and Municipal Assemblies, Technical Universities, Senior High Schools, Colleges of Education from the Western and Central Regions.
There are revelations that the Buffer Stock Company failed to supply Amenfiman SHS with the required quantity of food items.
This situation has further compelled the School to under feed the students.
However, the School Authorities explained to the Committee that, there has been a challenge to determine the number of food items that has to be supplied to the schools, adding that they now use a WhatsApp platform where you can access information regarding the number of food items.
Mr. Avedzi said “ There is the need to meet Buffer stock company to clarify the issues and circumstances leading to the shortfall in supply of items to the School.” This is a serious issue, we can see a lot of loopholes in the process for the supply of food items to the School.” PAC has directed that, Free SHS secretariat as well as Buffer Stock company to appear before the Committee on 15th October, 2023.
In his closing remarks, the PAC Chairman expressed appreciation to all the officials who appeared before the Committee from the Regions for the one month probe into the Audit Report, 2023 emphasizing the need for all the Institutions cited on different counts of infractions to commence implementing all the recommendations before PAC presents its final recommendations to Parliament.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Kwabena Nyarko Abronoma
