The federal government has decided to resume the school feeding programme several months after it was suspended by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun made this known on Thursday when the house of representatives committee on alternative education visited him, according to a statement issued by Mohammed Manga, director of information and public relations in the ministry.
Recall that President Tinubu had in January this year suspended all programmes, including school feeding, administered by the National Social Investment Programme Agency, NSIPA, in other to probe alleged irregularities in the management of the agency and its activities.
Speaking yesterday, Edun said the school feeding is part of other laudable programmes of the Tinubu’s administration to strenghten education, adding that every child in the country will be provided access to quality education.
He explained that by feeding the children they are being encouraged to attend schools, thereby reducing the number of out of school children in the country.
According to Edun, “feeding children at school would not only improve their health and well-being but also incentivise them to remain in school, thereby reducing the number of out-of-school children”.
“As the government continues to prioritise education, Nigeria’s future generations can expect improved access to quality learning, setting the stage for a brighter, and more prosperous tomorrow.”
Meanwhile, not a few critics of the government insist that the federal government has almost neglected the southern part of the country in the school feeding programme, that the programme is majorly focused in the north.
