The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has opened up the system for recruitment of fresh caterers across board under the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP).

Adverts will be placed in various media for this purpose, a statement from the Ministry, and signed by the Chief Director, Mr. Kwesi Armo-Himbson said Friday.

The statement added:”All caterers interested in providing services on the GSFP are directed to their District Assembly Offices to pick up application forms and apply accordingly. As part of the recruitment process successful applicants will undergo medical screening and training to ensure persons identified deliver safe and quality services to beneficiaries on the Programme.”

The move forms part of plans to expand the beneficiaries on the GSFP to 1.3 million, the Ministry said.

Meanwhile, the statement has also condemned pockets of attacks against caterers of the School Feeding Programme in some areas in the country by rampaging NPP youth.

“We are also aware that some individuals are instructing caterers to discontinue catering services they are providing to some Ghana School Feeding Programme beneficiary schools.

“We on this note would want the general public to note that the ONLY AUTHORITY MANDATED TO ABROGATE, SUSPEND OR CALL FOR RECONSIDERATION OF CATERER CONTRACTS ON THE GSFP IS THE MINISTRY OF GENDER, CHILDREN AND SOCIAL PROTECTION THROUGH THE GHANA SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMME.”