Today, the Federal Government launches the school feeding programme, which is expected to ensure the feeding of over 24 million primary school children. This programme would have each of the children given one meal per day in the first year of its operation. This scheme is part of the election campaign given by President Muhammadu Buhari and the FG has taken steps to ensure that the promises made are kept.
The scheme is a part of the N500 billion social investment plans of the Presidency, even as both the federal and state governments are expected to review the strategic plan for the scheme.
The event is billed to hold at the Old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to a statement from the Office of the Acting President, the strategic plans will run until 2020 and forms the cornerstone of the nationwide Home Grown School Feeding programme. The statement also added that “the Federal Government is working with key technical partners to capitalize upon global experience and adopt best practices.”
One of the partners is the UK’s Imperial College, London’s Partnership for Child Development, PCD, which is providing technical assistance to the Presidency.
The scheme is meant to help pupils become better students, to boost the local economy, and create new jobs along the way. Nigerians are hopeful that the plans for the scheme would be implemented with sincerity from those placed in charge and the aims set for the scheme would be achieved.
Source: www.financialwatchngr.com
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