The budgetary allocation for the school feeding programme is a further demonstration by the administration of Bola Tinubu that it is a lover of children and education. This was stated by Dr. Yetunde Adeniji, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to President Bola Tinubu on School Feeding at an event in Abuja.
She said that by earmarking a sum of N100 billion in the 2024 budget shows that the president cares so much for the younger generation. A press statement by Adeniji said that the N100billion allocation clearly showed the empathy President Tinubu has for Nigerian children.
She said, “The 28.7trillion 2024 budget signed into law by President Bola Tinubu on the 1st of this month , is one empathy and compassion as far as the N100billion allocated for School feeding programme is concerned.
“It clearly demonstrates Mr. President’s unwavering dedication to the well-being and upliftment of the Nigerian people”.
She further commended President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, stressing the energy, strength, capacity, empathy, and compassion that Mr. President has consistently demonstrated in leading Nigeria.
Adeniji said, “I want to extend my heartfelt appreciation to Mr. President for his visionary decision to reintroduce the National Home-Grown School Feeding Program (NHGSFP) which will play a crucial role in removing children from the streets including improved enrollment and enhancing the socio-economic activities of the host communities where these schools are situated.” She is right. The school feeding programme has impacted farmers, particularly those in the poultry section. The caterers too employ more staff for them to be able to meet the demand.
