The Presidency on Sunday announced that the present
administration is now close to its target of feeding three million primary
school children this year under the National Homegrown School Feeding
Programme.
According to a statement issued by the Senior Special
Assistant to the Vice President on media and publicity, Laolu Akande, in Abuja
on Sunday, this was in fulfillment of its plan to ramp up the Social Investment
Programmes (SIP) this year.
It said at the last count, a total of N6,204,912,889 has
been paid out to 14 states during the school year ending August 2017.
They are Anambra, Enugu, Oyo, Osun, Ogun, Ebonyi, Zamfara,
Delta, Abia, Benue, Plateau, Bauchi, Taraba and Kaduna.
It said so far, a total of 2,827,501 school children are
currently benefiting from the School Feeding Programme, noting take this is
well on course to achieve the Federal Government’s projection to feed over
three million pupils this year.
The statement added that in total, 33,895 cooks have been
engaged in the communities where the schools are located across the 14 states.
The breakdown it gave showed that Anambra State received a
total of N693,013,300, while a total of 103,742 children have been fed thus
far, with 1,009 cooks paid.
Enugu State got a total of N 571,877,400 and 108,898
children have been fed so far, with 1,276 cooks paid.
In Oyo State, a total of N490,296,800 was released by the FG for the feeding of
107,983 children, with 1.372 cooks engaged.
Osun State received a total of N1,000,394,888 for the
feeding of 151,438 children. A total of 2,863 cooks were engaged in the state.
Similarly, Ogun State received a total of and N1,042,217,400
for the feeding of 231,660 schoolchildren, while a total of 2,205 cooks were
paid.
For Ebonyi State, a total of N344,633,100 has been released
for the feeding of 163,137 pupils so far, with a total of 1,453 cooks paid.
In the same vein, Zamfara State received a total of
N402,295,600 for the feeding of 107,347 schoolchildren, while 1,127 cooks were
engaged.
Delta State received a total of N225,896,300 for the feeding
of 141,663 pupils. A total of 1,364 cooks were engaged in the state.
Abia and Benue States received a total of N128,763,600 and
N337,157,800 respectively to feed a total of 61,316 and 240,827 pupils
respectively. In Abia state, a total of 750 cooks were engaged, while 3,344
cooks were paid in Benue state.
Similarly, Plateau and Bauchi States received a total of
N133,187,600 and N214,909,101 for the feeding of a total of 95,134 and 307,013
pupils respectively in the states. Also, 1,418 cooks have so far been engaged
in Plateau state, with 3,261 in Bauchi state.
For Taraba State, a total of N120,284,500 was paid and
171,835 pupils have thus far been fed, with a total of 2,596 cooks paid.
Kaduna State received a total of N499,985,500 while 835,508
pupils have been fed so far. Also, a total of 9,857 cooks were paid under the
programme in the state.
More States and primary school pupils across the country are
expected to benefit from the feeding programme by the time schools reopen next
month for a new session.
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