VICE President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo,
today, launched the National Home-Grown School
Feeding Programme, NHGSFP, in Edo State, to
provide free meals for children in public schools in
the state.
During the launch of the programme at Eyaen
Primary School in Uhunmwode Local Government
Area of the state, Osinbajo said the NHGSFP
feeds 9.3 million children in 49,937 public primary
schools in 27 states, including Edo State.
Earlier, Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki,
who received Prof. Osinbajo at Western Boys High
School in Benin City, thanked the Vice President
for the visit, and commended him for the Social
Investment Programme, which had added value to
the lives of Nigerians.
In Ikpobha-Okha LGA, the Vice President
commissioned the first set of houses completed in
Emotan Gardens where the keys of one of the
houses was handed over to a primary school
teacher who came out first in the state
government training on modern teaching aids to
primary school teachers.
Addressing a crowd at Open Field in Upper
Sokponba Road, Osinbajo urged the people to
vote President Muhammadu Buhari and all the
candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC
in the election.
Osinbajo noted that the school feeding
programme programme employs 94,422 cooks
while over 100,000 small-holder farmers are
linked to the programme.
The Vice President said in feeding the children
across the country, 594 cows are slaughtered,
138,000 chickens killed, and 83 million tonnes of
fish used in preparing the meals
source:
www.vanguardngr.com/2019/01/osinbajo-launches-school-feeding-programme-in-edo/
