Member of Parliament for Esikado-Ketan, Dr. Grace Ayensu Danquah, has called for the localisation of appointments under the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), urging that positions be given to grassroots party members within the communities they serve.
Speaking in an interview on Radio XYZ, Dr. Ayensu Danquah expressed concern over how school feeding contracts are being distributed.
She noted that the practice of assigning positions to individuals from outside local communities is creating dissatisfaction among loyal party supporters.
“The school feeding has become an issue when it comes to the sharing of positions,” she said.
“But I believe the distribution should be localised. For instance, if I’m in Kojokrom or Dakokrom, the position must be given to the women organisers in those areas. We should not bring in people from elsewhere while the women organisers who fought for the party’s victory are sidelined due to favoritism.”
Dr. Ayensu Danquah criticised the use of “protocol” to override local participation, suggesting that it undermines the efforts of grassroots organisers who played key roles in the party’s electoral success.
“Now because of protocol, we import people from other areas to take positions, and that’s causing a lot of problems. Many of the women organisers really worked for the party, especially in my constituency,” she added.
The Ghana School Feeding Programme, introduced to improve nutrition and boost local agriculture by providing meals to schoolchildren, has come under scrutiny in recent years following allegations of mismanagement under the previous administration.
