The Accra Metropolitan Assembly is likely to be dragged to court following the abrogation of contracts of some caterers employed under the school feeding programme. The directive follows accusations of corruption which is said to have dogged the implementation of the programme. The AMA terminated the contracts of the caterers but announced last week, the affected persons may reapply for consideration. But counsel for the aggrieved caterers, Capt. Nkrabea Effah-Darteh says the AMA’s directive is misguided, “unrealistic and haphazard.” He argued the AMA has no mandate to terminate the appointment of his clients, because it is not the appointing authority. He claimed the School Feeding Programme Secretariat; the body who issued contracts to the caterers had no idea why the AMA had taken that line of action, and promised to seek redress for the affected caterers, even if it means going to court. However the Deputy Minister of Local Government, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah appears to be in full support of the AMA’s decision. He contended the AMA is even doing the affected caterers a favour by asking them to reapply, having discovered fraudulent acts within the implementation of the programme. “In the face of the numerous allegations that has come out and documentary evidence of corruption, graft, conflict of interest it could have said all of you should resign or proceed on leave,” he said. He explained an independent body of professionals cut across the various fields of endeavours has been instituted to examine to take a second look at the programme. Story by Nathan Gadugah/Myjoyonline.com/Ghana