The Ghana Education Service (GES) has launched an investigation into a video circulating on social media that alleges poor feeding conditions at Savelugu Senior High School in the Northern Region.
In a statement released on Friday, January 16, 2026, GES said its management was aware of the video and is treating the matter with urgency.
“Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has sighted a video circulating on social media about an alleged food situation at Savelugu Senior High School,” the statement read.
The Service emphasized that student feeding remains a top priority and warned that any form of mismanagement would not be tolerated.
“Management takes the quality of student feeding very seriously. Hence, it prioritises quality feeding and views mismanagement as a serious offence, as it compromises the government’s commitment to enhancing the feeding programme,” the statement noted.
According to GES, significant improvements have been made in school feeding arrangements across the country in recent years.
“Management acknowledges that the feeding of students has generally received a remarkable facelift, with an efficient collaboration between Buffer Stock and school heads,” it added.
Addressing public concerns, the Service assured parents and guardians that the situation at Savelugu SHS is an isolated case and does not reflect conditions in other schools.
“Management wishes to assure the public, especially parents, that the incident at Savelugu Senior High School is an isolated case and does not reflect the overall feeding status nationwide,” the statement said, adding that investigations into the matter have been initiated.
As part of efforts to prevent similar incidents, GES announced plans to strengthen supervision.
“In our continued commitment to ensuring quality feeding for students, the GES Monitoring Team will intensify its unannounced monitoring visits to schools,” the statement said.
The Service also urged school authorities to be proactive in reporting challenges related to feeding.
“Stakeholders, and school heads especially, are urged to promptly report any peculiar challenges they encounter to management for timely intervention,” the release added.
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