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Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has alleged that students at Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School (PRESEC) in Accra and other senior high schools across Ghana were served expired and repackaged rice.
According to Ablakwa, over 15,000 bags of 50kg expired rice were secretly repackaged and distributed to schools, putting students’ health at risk. Ablakwa disclosed the details in a social media post on November 13, claiming the “dangerous, murderous, and corrupt scheme” was uncovered through parliamentary oversight.
He noted that the rice, imported by Lamens Investments Africa Limited and initially stored by the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), was allegedly repackaged in unmarked bags without proper FDA approval.
The lawmaker alleged the repackaging process was carried out with the support of political figures from the New Patriotic Party (NPP), indicating that the company involved had “no proven track record” yet was granted exclusive access to repackage the expired rice under suspicious circumstances.
Nov. 13, 2024
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