The National Association of Institutional Suppliers (NAIS) is set to picket at the Ministry of Education today, Thursday, June 11, 2026, despite assurances from government over their outstanding payments owed its members.
Government owes members of the Association approximately GH¢50 million for supplies delivered under the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) programme since 2023.
The Association’s decision to embark on the picketing follows a Wednesday, June 10, 2026, meeting at the Free SHS Secretariat, during which the suppliers were briefed on efforts being made to process their claims and urged to exercise patience.
An earlier statement from the Association issued on June 3 said the protest had become necessary due to the prolonged delay in settling debts owed to suppliers of uniforms, house dresses and school cloths to public senior high schools.
Emmanuel Ayivor, President of the Association, has indicated that the repeated assurances from government had failed to result in actual payments and maintained that the planned picket would go ahead as scheduled.
He told Accra-based Citi FM that while members of the Association welcomed the engagement with the Free SHS Secretariat, they remained dissatisfied with the continued delays and are determined to press ahead with the protest until concrete action is taken to settle the outstanding debt.
Free SHS suppliers threaten to picket at Education Ministry over GH¢50m debt
