GES Reinstates Tsito SHS Head After Clearing Him in Tin Tomato Diversion Probe

The Ghana Education Service has reinstated as Headmaster Rev. Joy Kafui Akpebu, Head Master of Tsito Senior High Technical School, after he was found not to be part of the persons alleged to have engaged in the diversion of 100 cartons of tin tomatoes meant for Free SHS students in January 2025.

Per the GES communique posted on its official Facebook page, “after investigations conducted established no evidence linking him to the alleged diversion of 100 cartons of tin tomatoes intended for students meals in the Volta Region. Rev. Joy Kafui Akpebu has been reinstated as Headmaster of Tsito Senior High Technical School after investigations conducted established no evidence linking him to the alleged diversion of 100 cartons of tin tomatoes intended for students meals in the Volta Region.”

“Rev. Joy Kafui Akpebu has been reinstated as Headmaster of Tsito Senior High Technical School after investigations conducted established no evidence linking him to the alleged diversion of 100 cartons of tin tomatoes intended for students’ meals in the Volta Region.”

On January 17, 2024, a citizen vigilante caused the arrest of the driver of the school bus who was allegedly diverting school supplies.

A video of the act went viral, and the Ghana Education Service (GES), in a swift response, placed a restraining order on the driver and other individuals involved in the matter.

The compelled the Ghana Education Service to initiate an independent investigation into the matter while at the same time directing Rev. Akpebu to “step aside” for investigations; however, he was not interdicted.

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Mr Sylvanus Awunyo-Dogbey, the storekeeper, and Mr Samuel Kwame Ampeh, the bus driver, each received a full interdiction. The latest information from the GES on the ignorance of Rev. Joy Kafui Akpebu has been questioned on its Facebook page since it did not provide further details as to which people were found guilty of the diversion of the cartons of tomatoes and what sanctions have been prescribed for them.