Traditional ruler lauds FG over School Feeding Programme
The Emir of Maru in Zamfara State, Alhaji Abubakar Maigari has commended the federal government for initiating National Home Grown Feeding Programme for primary schools, saying that the programme has increased pupils enrollment in schools significantly.
Maigari made the commendation on Tuesday while receiving officials from the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, who paid him courtesy visit in his palace.
Maigari said; “based on the information and record available to us the programme has increased pupils enrollment.
“In fact, some children are taking themselves to schools without even informing their parents.
“I want to use this medium on behalf of the entire people of Maru emirate to commend President Muhammadu Buhari for initiating the programme.
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“I want to appreciate our daughter, the Minister of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouk for her efforts to ensure that the programme reach all the targeted beneficiaries all over the country”, the royal father said.
The traditional ruler called on all stakeholders to support the programme to ensure its sustainability and success.
“This is concerned about education for the future of our children, it requires every body’s support and cooperation,” he said
He also called on parents and guardians to ensure taking education responsibility of their children.
“The teachers and food vendors as well as other officials in charge of feeding the children should ensure justice and fairness,” he added.
Earlier, the Assistant Legal Adviser of the Ministry, Mr Ibrahim Modibbo, who led the officials to the palace, said the visit was part of the validation of the ongoing enumeration exercise of the programme taking place across the state.
Modibbo noted that the reason for the enumeration exercise was aimed at addressing the challenges of the programme, adding; “we are satisfied with what we saw in the centers so far visited.
“We noticed inadequate number of pupils in schools and we observed that the feeding has stopped since return of schools after Covid-19 pandemic.
