Chaos broke out at Supomu Dunkwa Basic School when a group of aggrieved women, believed to be branch executives and supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), stormed the campus to disrupt meal distribution under the School Feeding Programme.
The women blocked a caterer assigned to the school from serving food to the pupils, hooting and hurling insults at her, claiming she was handpicked without undergoing proper vetting.
They accused the MP Emelia Arthur, and the MCE, Denis Dentu, of breaching national guidelines by sidelining a constituted committee responsible for selecting caterers.
According to the protesters, the selection process was meant to be led by a committee set up at the constituency, but that process was ignored.
“We toiled to bring the party into power, yet we are being overlooked,” one protester lamented. “How can someone from Shama be chosen to provide meals for students here? Don’t we have competent women in this community who can serve as caterers? Now our political opponents are mocking us.” They lamented.
The incident brought feeding activities to a halt, leaving the pupils without meal
However, Municipal Chief Executive Denis Dentu has refuted the claims, describing the protest as a politically motivated attempt to discredit the Member of Parliament.
“This is purely political,” he said. “The allegations are baseless and only meant to create unnecessary tension in the constituency.”
Mr. Dentu further clarified the status of the school feeding programme, stating, “A caterer has already been selected from among the branch executives to handle the school feeding. There is no controversy about that.”
