Spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, Kwasi Kwarteng has called on former President John Dramani Mahama to apologise to Ghanaian children for equating the food they eat in schools to that of food for dogs.
Mr Mahama in his campaign tour in the Central Region expressed worry over the poor nature of the food being served in the various Senior High Schools (SHSs) as part of the implementation of the government's flagship programme Free Senior High School (Free SHS).
According to John Dramani Mahama, the poor nature of the food being served to the students makes them sick and uncomfortable.
“Today, if you go to see the kind of food the children are eating in the schools…you shudder to serve such food to your dogs at home,'' he told delegates and party members in the Asikuma Odoben Brakwa Constituency.
Reacting to Mr Mahama’s comment, Mr Kwarteng said it is unpresidential for the former President to speak that way.
In a Facebook post, Mr Kwarteng noted “Former President John Dramani Mahama is known for his unpresidential remarks but little did we know he could be such loose, vulgar and low. How do you equate food for human beings to that of dogs? Jesus Christ!
“Mr Mahama is not only wrong in demeaning our collective efforts in providing quality education for Ghanaian students but he’s also wrong for reducing the school children to dogs. That’s insulting.
“Comments like this is not acceptable. Is backward, retrogressive, negative and unpresidential.
“Somebody whose leadership witnessed the worst educational outcomes ever shouldn’t be making such comments. He should apologize to Ghanaian Children!”
Source: class fm
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Yet people have ate it since 2017 to date devoid of stomach upsets.
President Mahama's comments are veru unfortunate because a little is better than nothing. At least something is given even if dogs will not eat these children eat, this said I will wisah to advise the government to allow parents who can help to help instead of trying to carry the load alone. It's senseless to do so because even in the advanced countries help is extended to children whose parents are on very low salary and not for everyone. Just because its a campaign promise doesnt mean do it at all cost. Again remember what is worth doing is worth doing well. The free SHS though good has not measured up.
would Mahama feed the school children on tuna flakes, sardine and corn beef ? the world is in crises and i must say that i am proud of the way the government of Ghana is managing our problem. at least, we do not look like France, Germany or UK. Neither do we look like Nigeria or south Africa. we are struggling but we are managing our crises better.