GES Interdicts Tsito SHTS Headmaster and Staff in Alleged Food Diversion Scandal

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has taken swift action by interdicting the Headmaster of Tsito Senior High Technical School (SHTS), Rev. Joy Kafui Akpebu, along with the school’s storekeeper, Sylvanus Awunyo, and a driver, Samuel Kwame Ampeh, over serious allegations of food diversion.

The trio is accused of diverting 100 cartons of tinned tomatoes that were intended for the students’ meals.

This move comes as part of the GES’s commitment to ensuring accountability and transparency in its institutions.

The decision to interdict the individuals, as stated by the GES, is to allow investigations to proceed without interference.

According to Section 8, Clauses (i-v) of the GES Code of Conduct, the interdiction is a necessary step in the ongoing probe.

The scandal came to light on Friday, January 17, 2025, when Apostle Ekatso, the founder of the Apostle Ekatso Ministry, witnessed a suspicious event involving the school’s branded bus and a taxi.

The apostle, who was on his way along the Sokode Gborgame-Akrofu road in the Volta Region, noticed the bus offloading cartons of tinned tomatoes into a bush.

The goods were then loaded into a taxi, an Opel Astra with the registration number GR 5051 U.

Apostle Ekatso, alarmed by the incident, filmed the scene and made a citizen’s arrest.

In a widely shared video, he expressed his disbelief and concern, saying, “The goods, meant for students, were being offloaded in the bush for the taxi driver to pick up. This kind of sabotage is unacceptable.”

Following the apostle’s call for help, police from the Ho Central Police Station responded swiftly, arresting the taxi driver and impounding the goods.

The GES, in a statement, affirmed that the interdiction of the staff members is an important measure to maintain integrity and ensure that justice is served.

The service assured the public that further steps would be taken based on the findings of the ongoing investigation.