Students of the Jasikan College of Education in the Oti region have complained bitterly about the unhealthy and insufficient food they are fed with on a daily basis.
The students complained about the unhealthy food they have been eating since the beginning of the year, stating that the school’s management has been feeding them porridge without the necessary accompaniments, such as sugar, milk, and bread.
They embarked on a protest over the poor quality of food and clashed with police officers.
President of the Student’s Representative Council (SRC), Freeman Zokha, said GH¢51 has been taken off their monthly allowances to augment the allocated feeding grants.
“Students are not happy with their breakfast, nothing is being added. We have been given white porridge without sugar, bread, or groundnut since the beginning of the year. The porridge is sometimes fermented” he said.
According to him, when they protested they were told feeding grants have not been paid, but per their knowledge, they know it has been paid.
“The school management said they don’t take information from students when we made complaints to them. The protest was not only about the food, lights at the ladies’ dormitories had been disconnected. We are going through a lot” he emphasized.
