National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) Will Be Back Stronger - Dr Folake Olatunji-David

The Director of Basic Education, Federal Ministry of Education, Dr Folake Olatunji-David, has assured Nigerians that National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP)  suspended by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu  would soon be back and stronger.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on January 12, suspended all programmes of the National Social Investment Programme Agency including Npower for 6 weeks.

The four programmes administered by the National Social Investment Programmes Agency (NSIPA) are Npower, Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Programme (restarted), Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP), and National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP).

A statement by the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen, said the suspension of the National Social Investment Programmes including Npower was based on the investigation of alleged misappropriation of public funds in the Ministry for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation and the National Social Investment Programmes Agency (NSIPA).

Only the conditional cash transfer program have resumed, other programmes, including the national homegrown school feeding programmes and Npower are yet to resume.

Speaking during the launch of a non-governmental organisation, Create that Change Development Initiative on Friday, the Director of Basic Education, Federal Ministry of Education, Dr Folake Olatunji-David, said that the national homegrown school feeding programme would be back, better and stronger.

The Director of Basic Education, Federal Ministry of Education, Dr Folake Olatunji-David, added that planning was still ongoing to ensure the effective implementation of the National Homegrown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP).

The Director of Basic Education, Federal Ministry of Education, Dr Folake Olatunji-David, said, “We all know that we have the homegrown program that is being put on hold for now. It is coming back stronger and better. Before now, it only covers a segment of primary school. The president has said it will be for basic education in its entirety.

“We are planning. We don’t just want to come out without planning to ensure that as soon as we receive the directives, proper implementation is done. If it is the whole of primary school or basic education, it will be done properly. We await further directives on this.”

The Director of Basic Education, Federal Ministry of Education, Dr Folake Olatunji-David, praised the organisation, adding that the programme lined up by the Non Governmental Organization (NGO) would help advance the well-being and development of children, adolescents, and the society at large.

Speaking, the founder of the Non Governmental Organization (NGO), Mrs Sharon Ayeni, stated that she relocated to Nigeria to establish the organisation to address pressing challenges and uplift those in need in Nigeria.

Mrs Sharon Ayeni said, “So I’m here in Nigeria with a mandate to help turn around Nigeria to get s back on track towards eradicating poverty, supporting those in need, and making a real difference in the lives of children and the youth. There is a lot of work to be done if Nigeria intends to operate and compete at the same level as other countries.

“The vision CCDI has is big. Our goal is to take our flagship programme Enhancing Nutrition, Exercise and Reading Initiative to every state in the federation, we call this the ENERI effect! Our next target is to implement ENERI in three new schools, and we also have other initiatives in the pipeline, including: Build Her Initiative; Toilet Angels Initiative and Teacher-to-Teacher Mentoring Initiative."

Source: https://punchng.com/school-feeding-programme-will-be-back-stronger-fg/