The National Association of Institutional Suppliers raised concerns over the intended re-painting of school buildings and the introduction of new uniforms for public basic schools nationwide announced by the Ministry of Education.

The Association has vowed to resist any attempts by the Ministry to render them jobless, stating this is not the first time such reports have been circulated.

In a statement, they indicated most of their members lost their contracts in the technical/vocational institutes when, under the guise of the establishment of Ghana TVET Service, all schools were directed to wear black and white.

“The contracts were again given to few individuals and at a cost far higher than what is paid to us. In some situations, the work is done outside the country, therefore, killing local industries and subjecting so much pressure on the dollar,” portions of the statement read.

According to them, the Free SHS policy was meant to reduce the burden of parents but “not to collapse small and medium scale businesses to add to the critical unemployment situation as being perpetuated by the Ministry of Education now”.

The suppliers have therefore relevant authorities to bring the Minister to order to refrain from “the dubious contracts that benefit only him and his cronies.”

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