The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has not halted the Ghana School Feeding Programme, an official statement has said.

It comes after media reports suggest the government has halted the programme.

A statement issued by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection on Thursday said the government has no intention of abandoning the programme.

“The Ministry was taken aback by the false reportage by these media houses indicating that the Ghana School Feeding Programme is on hold. We will like to put on record that the Ghana School Feeding Programme is one of the government’s priority flagship programmes and government has no intention to stop it.

“The question was on expansion to cover additional schools which the minister stated that the expansion was on hold and measures are being put in place to strengthen the system before considering any expansion. She went further to state that, the Members of the House will be informed when a decision is taken to expand the programme,” the statement said.

Below is the full statement: