By Emmanuel Oti Acheampong
The National Coordinator of the School Feeding Program, Mrs. Gertrude Quashigah, has passed on.
The news of her death was made known on Sunday, November 12, 2023. Her death was confirmed via a family source.
The former CEO of Ambar Quality Food Limited played a very instrumental role in the effective running of the School Feeding Policy. Her death leaves behind a big space within the ranks and structure of the School Feeding Secretariat.
Mrs. Gertrude Quashigah, the former Chief Executive Officer of Ambar Quality Foods Limited, was born on February 1, 1960, in Dzelukope, Keta, in the Volta Region.
She was not only well-known in the hospitality industry but also made a major impact on the food sector in Ghana. She is the wife of the former Agricultural Minister in the erstwhile John Agyekum Kufuor’s government, the late Rtd. Major Courage E.K. Quashigah.
