{
  "id": 17937975,
  "title": "Free SHS food suppliers threaten five-day protest over unpaid debts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/free-shs-food-suppliers-threaten-five-day-protest-over-unpaid-debts",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T08:53:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/free-shs-food-suppliers-threaten-five-day-protest-over-unpaid-debts/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Controlled Food Suppliers Association (CFSA) has announced a five-day protest at the Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX) in Accra, demanding the payment of outstanding debts for food supplies provided under the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) program in 2024. The protest is set to occur from November 16 to 20, 2026, as the association pushes for the Exchange to settle the amounts it claims are owed to its members. The CFSA has sent a formal notice to GCX management, stating that multiple attempts to secure payment have been unsuccessful and that the affected suppliers are growing increasingly dissatisfied. The association had previously given GCX a two-week ultimatum on October 7, 2026, to settle the outstanding payments, but the deadline passed on October 21 without any resolution. The CFSA's decision to stage the demonstration was based on GCX's failure to address the association's concerns despite numerous attempts to resolve the issue. In a notice signed by its Administrative Secretary, Cornelius Korku Logo, the association expressed that its leadership has always acted in good faith in demanding the money rightfully owed to its members. However, the prolonged delay in payments, despite repeated follow-ups and the decision by GCX to disregard the two-week notice issued on October 7, 2026, has led the CFSA to take this difficult but necessary step to demand the settlement of the owed monies. The protest aims to put pressure on the Gorilla Commodity Exchange and other relevant authorities to resolve the payment dispute and settle the outstanding debts owed to the food suppliers.",
  "summary": "The Controlled Food Suppliers Association (CFSA) has announced plans to stage a five-day demonstration at the Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX) in Accra over unpaid debts for food supplies delivered under the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) programme in 2024. The protest is scheduled to take place from November 16 to 20, 2026, as the […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "Free SHS food suppliers threaten demonstration over outstanding payments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/free-shs-food-suppliers-threaten-demonstration-over-outstanding",
        "published": "2026-11-03T10:10:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Free SHS food suppliers plan five-day protest over unpaid 2024 debts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/free-shs-food-suppliers-plan-five-day-protest-over-unpaid-2024-debts",
        "published": "2026-11-03T11:16:58.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}