The Controlled Food Suppliers Association (CFSA) has announced plans to stage a five-day demonstration at the Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX) in Accra over outstanding payments 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, with the association demanding payment of debts it says are owed to its members.
In a formal notice to the management of the GCX, the association said repeated attempts to secure payment had not yielded results, leaving suppliers frustrated by the delays.
The CFSA said it issued the Exchange a two-week ultimatum on October 7, 2026, to settle the outstanding amounts. However, the deadline expired on October 21 without payment being resolved.
The association said its decision to demonstrate followed the GCX’s failure to adequately respond to its demands despite several follow-ups.
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In the notice signed by its Administrative Secretary, Cornelius Korku Logo, the association said its leadership had exhausted efforts to resolve the matter through engagements with the Exchange.
“The leadership of the Association has at all times acted in utmost good faith in demanding monies legitimately owed to its members. However, the prolonged delay in the payments in spite of the persistent follow-ups, and the apparent decision by GCX to disregard the Association’s two weeks’ notice given on 7th October 2026, which lapsed on 21st October 2026, has compelled the Association to take this rather difficult but reasonably necessary option to demand the settlement of monies owed to its members,” the notice stated.
The planned demonstration is intended to pressure the relevant authorities to address the payment dispute and settle the outstanding debts.
