Free SHS: 'If you are feeding 1.4 million students a day, there will definitely be challenges' - Education Minister

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PRINCE KWASI ADADE ( OFIE P33) 3 weeks ago

GOD BLESS NANA ADDO & DIGITAL BAWUMIA!!!
YETE SO SAAAAA!!! BAWUMIA IS THE CHOICE OF ALL GHANAIANS!!!!
NDC IS PURE EVIL!! THE FOUNDER HIMSELF ABANDONED THEM BEFORE HIS DEMISE.
HOW CAN EVIL NDC ORGANIZE THEIR EVIL FOLLOWERS ...
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GOD BLESS NANA ADDO & DIGITAL BAWUMIA!!!
YETE SO SAAAAA!!! BAWUMIA IS THE CHOICE OF ALL GHANAIANS!!!!
NDC IS PURE EVIL!! THE FOUNDER HIMSELF ABANDONED THEM BEFORE HIS DEMISE.
HOW CAN EVIL NDC ORGANIZE THEIR EVIL FOLLOWERS TO USE CHAINSAW TO CUT DOWN WOOD ELECTRIC POLES. THEY PUT ACID UNDER HIGH TENSION METAL POLES TO BRING THEM DOWN TO CAUSE DUMSOR. THEY DESTROY TRANSFORMERS, THEY BURN MARKETS , THEY USE ABOBOYAA TO COLLECT NEWLY LAID ASPHALT ON OUR STREETS, THEY BURN MARKETS, THEY ARE NOW DESTROYING NEWLY ACQUIRED TRAINS. STEALING ELECTORAL MATERIALS. MARCHING AGAINST FREE EDUCATION. AABAH!! NDC!! ADEN KORAAA?????
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NDC WANTED CORONA VIRUS TO KILL GHANAIANS, IT NEVER HAPPENED.
THEY WANTED SHS FINALISTS TO FAIL THEIR EXAMS, IT NEVER HAPPENED.
NDC WANTED THE ECONOMY TO SUFFER MASSIVE DOWNTURN, IT NEVER HAPPENED. NDC WANTED DUMSOR TO RETURN, NPP STOOD TALL. NDC STAGED A COUP, IT WAS FOILED. NDC TURNED SECESSIONISTS IN SO CALLED WESTERN TOGOLAND, GHANA TAUGHT THEM A LESSON. NDC WANTED ARMAGEDDON IN GHANA, GOD SAVED US. NOW THAT DEFEAT IN
2024 POLLS IS CLEARLY STARING AT THEM AGAIN, THEY WANT US TO RETURN TO NDC STONE AGE. ALL GHANAIANS JUST BE VIGILANT!! LET US BEAR WITH THE GOVERNMENT TO KEEP NDC IN OPPOSITION FOREVER TO ENSURE GHANA'S PROSPERITY AS A CIVILIZED COUNTRY. LONG LIVE GHANA! LONG LIVE NPP!!
REDONDO 3 weeks ago

Hey, Mr. Confused NPP Minister... you damn stupid, senseless, foolish, hopeless, and clueless morons! Is the problem you are idiotically whining about not the reason why you are being asked by all sensible people to review yo ...
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Hey, Mr. Confused NPP Minister... you damn stupid, senseless, foolish, hopeless, and clueless morons! Is the problem you are idiotically whining about not the reason why you are being asked by all sensible people to review your FREE SHS MADNESS...?????
TRUTH 3 weeks ago

They could feed more if they stop giving free scholarships to |Bawumia's family and Freddie Bray, and Ofori Atta's relatives to study abroad.

They could feed more if they stop giving free scholarships to |Bawumia's family and Freddie Bray, and Ofori Atta's relatives to study abroad.
iPRONOUNCE 3 weeks ago

Only country in the WORLD where free education means FREE 24/7 of kids in BOARDING schools, meaning free food their entire lives, free water, soap, medicines, all necessities. Even the rich countries don't do that

Only country in the WORLD where free education means FREE 24/7 of kids in BOARDING schools, meaning free food their entire lives, free water, soap, medicines, all necessities. Even the rich countries don't do that
The Mask 3 weeks ago

Spending on education is required for economic growth. Therefore, the govt must invest a lot in education. There must be a strict and good supervision in place to ensure that the objectives of education expenditure are achiev ...
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Spending on education is required for economic growth. Therefore, the govt must invest a lot in education. There must be a strict and good supervision in place to ensure that the objectives of education expenditure are achieved. Otherwise, the country will just be throwing money down the drain.
FRANKIE 3 weeks ago

Here he comes again! The 'kentree' and 'edication' speaking miseducation minister who went to America but America never went through him. Are all the 1.4 million students gathered at one place or spread across different schoo ...
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Here he comes again! The 'kentree' and 'edication' speaking miseducation minister who went to America but America never went through him. Are all the 1.4 million students gathered at one place or spread across different schools throughout Ghana? Feeding of students in secondary schools in Ghana didn't start today so stop the nonsense. You're simply useless and clueless and corrupt.
Frank Agyena-Karikari 3 weeks ago

My grandmother had 14 children in the Sixties and it was not easy providing them with three meals a day. At best, they were lucky to feed them three times a day. Until Rawlings pushed him into politics, could Asiedu afford th ...
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My grandmother had 14 children in the Sixties and it was not easy providing them with three meals a day. At best, they were lucky to feed them three times a day. Until Rawlings pushed him into politics, could Asiedu afford three meals a day for himself and his family? Was he not wearing the clothings of Jeremiah John Rawlings’ son? Asiedu Nketsia stole so much from Ghana that he bought a mansion for his family at Toronto and his children schooled there. He is the one that Rawlings should have killed,
Saige 3 weeks ago

Who let this rabid dog out again? Frank Agedman-Kwasia!

Who let this rabid dog out again? Frank Agedman-Kwasia!
Chicago 3 weeks ago

Rawlings is your pain

Rawlings is your pain
RICHARD AHIAGBAH 3 weeks ago

Eeiiiii amanfuor...!!!!!!! Isn't it strange snd worrying, that it was no other person than our own quarrelsome Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, who we see, busy today worshipping our fake president, Nana Akuffo Addo, who blew th ...
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Eeiiiii amanfuor...!!!!!!! Isn't it strange snd worrying, that it was no other person than our own quarrelsome Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, who we see, busy today worshipping our fake president, Nana Akuffo Addo, who blew the lid off our chimpanzee's fraudulent academic claims of being a fully qualified lawyer? We were in this poor country called Ghana, when she came out one fine morning to "shake the wild bees out of their colony", that "NANA AKUFFO ADDO IS NOT A QUALIFIED LAWYER...!!" And this was how the shameful and highly sensitive scam of that DESPICABLE DWARF FROM KYEBI was shockingly uncovered. To date, our TOOTHLESS CHIMPANZEE WHO HAS NO HUMAN TEETH IN HIS SMELLY MOUTH, has never had the courage to come and dispute what the vocal and cantankerous Konadu said. This is certainly, some very very shameful but avoidable saga to have bedeviled our beloved country for over two decades now! So, Nana Akuffo Addo Animguasehene… please, come and remove your mouth oooo, toohmm!
NPP= NANA'S POVERTY PROMOTERS 3 weeks ago

This is idiot Yaw Osei Adutwum, you guys are heaping praises on him as the best genius to be the Minister of Education is a serious joke.. The man is a liar, corrupt and knows next to nothing. The first thing he did as minist ...
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This is idiot Yaw Osei Adutwum, you guys are heaping praises on him as the best genius to be the Minister of Education is a serious joke.. The man is a liar, corrupt and knows next to nothing. The first thing he did as minister is to introduce Comprehensive Sexuality Education, that is, LGBTQ to kids. Up till now he could not prepare a curriculum for Primary schools. He was trying to hoodwink Ghanaians that he was introducing smart schools by giving tablets and establishment of STEM schools. Ask any student if they receive any tablet. There are no textbooks, desks and food . He goes round promising heaven yet he cannot deliver kokrobite.
REDONDO 3 weeks ago

Foolish, hopeless, senseless and clueless morons! Is that not the reason why you are being asked by sensible people to review your MADNESS...?????

Foolish, hopeless, senseless and clueless morons! Is that not the reason why you are being asked by sensible people to review your MADNESS...?????
Toko 3 weeks ago

If you plan well there will not be challenges. You rushed just to implement it because of vote/politics.

If you plan well there will not be challenges. You rushed just to implement it because of vote/politics.
Tony 3 weeks ago

Since when did the Ghana Commodity Exchange start feeding schools? They are set up to.perform a strict mandate, now shifted to do something the private sector should be doing. Useless government.

Since when did the Ghana Commodity Exchange start feeding schools? They are set up to.perform a strict mandate, now shifted to do something the private sector should be doing. Useless government.
Mark, Accra 3 weeks ago

Are they not in different schools so how come is difficult to feed.

Are they not in different schools so how come is difficult to feed.
Dii 3 weeks ago

You said u can do it,
So shut up and drive

You said u can do it,
So shut up and drive
Beautiful Nonsense 3 weeks ago

Poor planning and incompetence within the system has caused that. Caring for 1.4 million high school students a day as a country is doable. Efficient and effective planning would have done it done it well. U.S, U.K, and Europ ...
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Poor planning and incompetence within the system has caused that. Caring for 1.4 million high school students a day as a country is doable. Efficient and effective planning would have done it done it well. U.S, U.K, and European countries have been able to do it. We, Ghana, must stop politicize the free education system for the betterment of our future. Inadequate planning has brought us to we are experiencing today!
Schrodinger's Equation and Solid State Physics... 3 weeks ago

I do not know why these ministers are so damned clueless and plain stupid! Why must a single school call the minister on shortage of food? Plain chaos and stupidity! Are there no organograms operating between the ministries a ...
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I do not know why these ministers are so damned clueless and plain stupid! Why must a single school call the minister on shortage of food? Plain chaos and stupidity! Are there no organograms operating between the ministries and the schools? What! Even if a single school calls you on regular basis for shortages then you are not fit to be a minister. You must be insanely corrupt to supervise such a rot of micromanagement. I wonder how you address it: order the finance minister to release money, or maybe the money is already stashed in your private account and you release it according to your greed to make monetary gains. Fools! Thieves! You are all cause of hardship in Ghana. If you admit that there is no challenge with govt funding and that the resources are there then your management accumen is complete rot with all the noises we are hearing from this feeding system. Tribal fools!
Jajaja 3 weeks ago

Not necessarily idiot

Not necessarily idiot
Odjame 3 weeks ago

Who asked you to do it?

Who asked you to do it?
Abraziaa 3 weeks ago

Mr animal so review it you guys are thieves and criminals

Mr animal so review it you guys are thieves and criminals
Seth Ntiri Twum 3 weeks ago

We have not forgotten that, during Mahama's time , when Free SHS covered only The 3, now 5 'Northern Regions', feeding of students was always a problem. Schools had to shut down every now and then for lack of food. The curr ...
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We have not forgotten that, during Mahama's time , when Free SHS covered only The 3, now 5 'Northern Regions', feeding of students was always a problem. Schools had to shut down every now and then for lack of food. The current system, even with the vast increase in the numbers of students, is a great improvement .I therefore find Mahama's frequent criticisms ntriguing.. He should be reminded that we have not forgotten how abysimal his performance on that score was!.
Ky-Rho 3 weeks ago

Did you ever say you were better than Mahama, NASTY FOOL!!!??? Get the hell out of here, you brainless idiot......

Did you ever say you were better than Mahama, NASTY FOOL!!!??? Get the hell out of here, you brainless idiot......
Stitches 3 weeks ago

Ever since this man was appointed miniseries, he has virtually taken over the job meant for GES. The GES has now just become a shadow of itself. This is bad

Ever since this man was appointed miniseries, he has virtually taken over the job meant for GES. The GES has now just become a shadow of itself. This is bad
Ghana baa 3 weeks ago

How can that be a problem sir ... Is that not why we make plans and budgets.. Or is it that is one man job to feed 1.4 figure you mentioned though i dont trust the number

How can that be a problem sir ... Is that not why we make plans and budgets.. Or is it that is one man job to feed 1.4 figure you mentioned though i dont trust the number
Kwabena Ohemeng, London 3 weeks ago

I just can't believe that such an unsustainable, populist policy was introduced by the government. Free allowances for nurses, teachers and free SHS feeding have ruined Ghana's economy..Add these to the construction of the ...
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I just can't believe that such an unsustainable, populist policy was introduced by the government. Free allowances for nurses, teachers and free SHS feeding have ruined Ghana's economy..Add these to the construction of the 500 million plus dollars Cathedral and you will realise that the incompetence and foolishness of the government cannot be denied.
Frutelli 3 weeks ago

Right on point, Mr Ohemeng!

Right on point, Mr Ohemeng!
El Chapo 3 weeks ago

Per their words we cone to realization of their stupidity! Stupid donkey with ostriche Brian. Nonsense! U be swine! What do u take Ghanaians for???

Per their words we cone to realization of their stupidity! Stupid donkey with ostriche Brian. Nonsense! U be swine! What do u take Ghanaians for???
Grow in wisdom 3 weeks ago

The picture attached to the story is deceptive, these are primary school pupils who are beneficiaries of the Ghana School Feeding Programme. This programme is different from the FSHS feeding. Government is feeding about 4mill ...
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The picture attached to the story is deceptive, these are primary school pupils who are beneficiaries of the Ghana School Feeding Programme. This programme is different from the FSHS feeding. Government is feeding about 4million pupils under this programme in addition to the 1.4million students under the FSHS. The National Food Buffer Stock Company supplies all of them with foodstuffs.

The feeding problem (shortage of foodstuffs) is a matter of Supply Chain Management challenges, which can easily be addressed. The first step is to digitalise the process end-to-end and the management of the whole process will be a bit easier. I hope the Ministries of Finance, Education, Agriculture, the National Food Buffer Stock Company and the Farmer Associations will collaborate to help solve this problem once and for all. These are some of the key stakeholders that are to be engaged and not the call for national dialogue on the FSHS for the so-called REVIEW. The FSHS has by and large been accepted by Ghanaians, except the hypocrite, selfish and disgruntled few, who cannot opt out of it by patronising the private schools, yet continue to make noise for political reasons.
Yabi Yabi 3 weeks ago

You, Dr. Adu Twum, touted your so-called education prowess in the USA to promote your knowledge and ultimate success to become Education minister. Tell us how many K-12 students get free education in California and in the USA ...
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You, Dr. Adu Twum, touted your so-called education prowess in the USA to promote your knowledge and ultimate success to become Education minister. Tell us how many K-12 students get free education in California and in the USA? Do you hear department of education administrators complaining about feeding in the USA? You’re an idiot just like all your NPP incompetent piers who are collecting salaries and perks while Ghana is bankrupted by your ignorant government. Success comes from planning, best practices, procedures and sustainable developments.
Farouk 3 weeks ago

GHANA! GHANA! GHANA! Wake up O! WE ARE NOT PAUPERS! Our so-called leaders, over the years, have plundered every resource meant for all of us! Do they send their wards to the miserably managed public schools to be given handou ...
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GHANA! GHANA! GHANA! Wake up O! WE ARE NOT PAUPERS! Our so-called leaders, over the years, have plundered every resource meant for all of us! Do they send their wards to the miserably managed public schools to be given handouts of quality-less food and academic instruction? They are taking advantage of our poverty mentality to throw nothings at our feet while they stash away the ‘meaty’ stuff. A chunk of our endless mineral resources are also given away to westerners for nothing!!! GHANA! PLEASE WAKE UP!!!
PETER APPIAH 3 weeks ago

WHO ASKED YOU TO FEED THEM?

WHO ASKED YOU TO FEED THEM?
A man has no name 3 weeks ago

There are a lot of foolish ministers Ghana has had over the years but this man's stupidity is beyond measure. How can you say this??

There are a lot of foolish ministers Ghana has had over the years but this man's stupidity is beyond measure. How can you say this??
Wise Man. 3 weeks ago

The free SHS is a bullshit policy that has brought down Ghana Economy.I wish ex president Mahama will be the next president to Cancel it because it's a big burden for the country Ghana.

The free SHS is a bullshit policy that has brought down Ghana Economy.I wish ex president Mahama will be the next president to Cancel it because it's a big burden for the country Ghana.
Kwaku Binfo 3 weeks ago

Why do you create a a condition that is difficult for you to accomplished?Half BAKED INTELECTUALS and apprentice Politicians.
FREE SHS IS A SENSELESS POLICY AND SHOULD BE ABOLISHED

Why do you create a a condition that is difficult for you to accomplished?Half BAKED INTELECTUALS and apprentice Politicians.
FREE SHS IS A SENSELESS POLICY AND SHOULD BE ABOLISHED
Kwami 3 weeks ago

Headmaster takes phone, calls minister because of basic food shortage in school? What is ges doing? Say you don't have enough money to go round. You've ran the economy into junk.

Headmaster takes phone, calls minister because of basic food shortage in school? What is ges doing? Say you don't have enough money to go round. You've ran the economy into junk.
Bobby 3 weeks ago

WERE GHANAIAN PARENTS COMPLAINING THAT THEY COULD NOT PAY THEIR CHILDREN'S SCHOOL FEES??
YOU FORCED IT FOR POLITICAL CONVENIENCE. NOW THE STUDENTS, ARE FALLING ILL, PARENTS ARE SPENDING MORE MONEY THAN WHEN IT WAS NOT FREE. ...
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WERE GHANAIAN PARENTS COMPLAINING THAT THEY COULD NOT PAY THEIR CHILDREN'S SCHOOL FEES??
YOU FORCED IT FOR POLITICAL CONVENIENCE. NOW THE STUDENTS, ARE FALLING ILL, PARENTS ARE SPENDING MORE MONEY THAN WHEN IT WAS NOT FREE. DOES THIS MAKE SENSE?
*THE NEXT GOVERNMENT SHOULD CANCEL THIS PROGAMME, NOT REVIEW!
JUSTBE BOLD, CANCEL IT !!
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True Color of NPP 3 weeks ago

Ghanaians were taking care of their wards before Akufo Addo was born. Are Ghanaian parents now begging food for their children?
There was a brain drain during Acheampong’s time, many dropped out of school because of high ...
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Ghanaians were taking care of their wards before Akufo Addo was born. Are Ghanaian parents now begging food for their children?
There was a brain drain during Acheampong’s time, many dropped out of school because of high fees etc, yet Ghanaians didn’t beg for food and asked for free useless education.
Why do NPP mix politics with everything?
Reality 3 weeks ago

You refused to heed advice from many educational experts. Just shut up.

You refused to heed advice from many educational experts. Just shut up.
Peace man 3 weeks ago

Give breakfast contract to bread bakers to support every school, stock flour sugar margarine gas yeast nutmeg rubber salt etc , you will be amazed of the out come .

Give breakfast contract to bread bakers to support every school, stock flour sugar margarine gas yeast nutmeg rubber salt etc , you will be amazed of the out come .

Free SHS: 'If you are feeding 1.4 million students a day, there will definitely be challenges' - Education Minister

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