Hon. Tina Naa Ayeley Mensah Visits Schools To Observe School Feeding

Hon. Tina Gifty Naa Ayeley Mensah, the MP for Weija-Gbawe Constituency and Deputy Minister for Health today Thursday September 14, 2017 toured schools in her constituency to observe and assess how the Primary Pupils are fed from the school feeding.

The illustrious state woman made a stop at Oblogo M/A 2&3 Basic Schools to observe and assess how pupils are fed.

She tasted the rice and beans popularly known in public circles as ‘waakye’ which was served to the pupils at the time of her tour and remarked that the food served was tasteful and well balanced in terms of nutrition for pupils to eat to gain energy for academic work. She stated that when pupils are fed by government, it will take some financial burden from parents.

In a close up interview with the Honourable Member, she stated emphatically that, she had the opportunity to visit a few of the schools in which the pupils are fed by government and that, the caterers who were short listed from applicants who filed their application for the school feeding contract in the Ga South Municipal Assembly are up to the task.

“The food served to the pupils at the beginning of this academic year is best so far under the watch of H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana” she stated strongly.

She added that the President is committed to ensuring that pupils in the all primary schools across the country are fed well so as to make them have a sound mind to learn.

She hastened to add that, as a Deputy Minister of Health, she is particular about the kind of food served to the innocent pupils in schools across the country. When asked about her motivation to tour the school to observe and assess the school feeding programme in her constituency, she said, " I am very much aware that pupils develop sound mind to learn when they are fed well; therefore it isnecessary for me to have a firsthand information on the school feeding carried in my constituency"

She advised the caterers to ensure that the food served to the pupils meet the standard set by the Akfuo-Addo government. She was quick to add that the country should have value for the fund channeled towards the school feeding programme. She encouraged them to manage the amount paid to feed the pupils as government advance plans to increase the amount paid for each pupils.

She emphasized on the fact that she will visit the schools periodically to assess the kind of food served to the pupils.

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