As the Federal Government’s National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) kicks off in two local government areas in Edo State, Governor Godwin Obaseki has added an upgrade to the scheme to ensure that more pupils per school are provided with food to keep them in school.
The governor ensured this by mandating that instead of just pupils in primary 1 to 3 benefiting from the scheme, those in higher classes, from primary 4 to 6 are also included, to ensure that everyone in the schools participating in the programme is provided with food.
Edo State Programme Manager, NHGSFP, Dr. Mrs. Doris Ayanka-Imalele, disclosed this during a workshop for caterers under the scheme in the state.
She thanked the governor for his support for the programme and the commitment to ensure that more children are catered for in schools.
According to her, “Governor Godwin Obaseki supported the scheme by ensuring that pupils in primary 4 to 6 are included in the programme, as…
