Accra, Ghana//-Ghana’s Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection today reinstated Mrs Gertrude Quashigah as the National Coordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Programme few days after her dismissal letter popped up.
A statement signed by the sector Minister, Sarah Adwoa Safo, indicated that the earlier dismissal of Mrs Quashigah was due to an “administrative error”.
But impeccable sources at the Jubilee House, the seat of government indicated the reversal was strictly based on a directive by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
The reversal letter
The first letter that informed Mrs Quashigah of her dismissal did not give reasons for the decision. It expressed gratitude for her “support towards the execution of the mandate of the Ghana School Feeding Programme during the period.”
Dr Adu-Nsiah was suspended in December 2018 over allegations of massive corruption in the management of the programme. But a committee set up by the President to probe the issue exonerated him from any wrongdoing.
Instructively, the Ghana School Feeding Programme is an initiative of the comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme Pillar 3, which seeks to enhance food security and reduce hunger in line with the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (MDGs) on hunger, poverty and malnutrition.
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