“President Mahama, I am a widow. Please pay us so I can pay my children’s school fees” – Agnes Abeidu, organiser of the Controlled Food Suppliers Association (CFSA), cried uncontrollably on live TV on UTV Ghana, revealing the severe hardship facing members over unpaid debts. The emotional appeal has since gone viral.
Agnes Abeidu broke down as she disclosed that creditors are cursing her and dragging her to the police over debts she incurred to supply food items to senior high schools under the Free SHS programme. She said suppliers borrowed from banks and individuals to meet government demand, but payments have delayed for months.
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Speaking on UTV Ghana, the CFSA organiser said many of her colleagues are widows and single mothers who invested their livelihoods into feeding students. “We are suffering. I am a widow, I have children in school. Creditors are chasing me everywhere, some are taking me to the police station,” she lamented, wiping tears on live television.
The Controlled Food Suppliers Association has over the past year protested delayed payments for food supplied to schools under the Buffer Stock and Free SHS supply chain. Members say the arrears have collapsed their businesses and pushed them into deep debt, with some losing their homes and facing legal action from lenders.
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Agnes Abeidu appealed directly to President John Dramani Mahama to intervene and ensure the Ministry of Education and Buffer Stock release outstanding funds. She said payment would enable them to settle creditors, pay their children’s school fees and revive their businesses before the next academic term.
The video from UTV Ghana has triggered public sympathy, with many Ghanaians calling on government to prioritise paying food suppliers to sustain the Free SHS programme and protect vulnerable women entrepreneurs who feed the nation’s students daily.
