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FG Misses School Feeding Take-off Target by DAVECENA(m): 6:03am On Oct 21, 2016
Primary schools throughout Nigeria resumed for the first term of the current school year shortly after the Sallah holidays in September 2016, with many Nigerians eager to see the commencement of school feeding involving 5.5 million pupils nationwide.
School feeding was one of the major programmes for which N500 billion was budgeted for 2016. Before the resumption of schools, the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, flanked by two All Progressive Congress (APC) governors had pronounced in Aso Rock, on June 9, 2016, that the food programme would commence on time. Then in July, Mrs. Abimbola Adesanmi, National Manager of the programme, had also repeated the same promise.
We expressed our skepticism regarding the take-off date of the programme for two reasons. First, we were almost certain that the funds might not be available to execute the Social Welfare Programme (SWP). We felt the 2016 budget was over-ambitious and most of the promises would not be fulfilled this year. Second, we raised questions about the choice of schools which would benefit, and the logistics of supplying those schools in remote areas on a daily basis.
Federal Government officials dismissed these legitimate concerns. In September, the Minister of Finance announced that N70 billion had been released to Mrs. Maryam Uwais, the wife of the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, who is in charge of the SWP. That was a mere 14 per cent of the entire year’s budget; there was no guarantee of more funds being received. That same September, the House of Representatives summoned Uwais wanting to know the details of SWP. She asked the House to give her more time.
By that time it required no rocket science intelligence to know that the SWP, and especially the school feeding component, were in trouble for the reasons we had earlier cautioned the Federal Government. As it is, October will end without food for the 5.5 million children. It may not effectively start before December 2016.
The Buhari administration, like other governments before it, is beginning to realise that good intentions are never enough to govern a country successfully. Good organisation based on sound homework and grassroots knowledge of Nigeria are the ingredients for success.
It is doubtful if any of the managers of this programme is familiar with rural life – which is where most of the 5.5 million pupils needing free food are located. It is impossible to manage well without adequate knowledge and funds availability.
We hope the Federal Government will learn from its blunders of this year and prepare for a more credible implementation of the entire SWP package, particularly the school feeding programme. It will be a major item to assess this regime.

source:
www.vanguardngr.com/2016/10/fg-misses-school-feeding-take-off-target/
Re: FG Misses School Feeding Take-off Target by 989900D: 6:10am On Oct 21, 2016
Good gesture, too many complications . . . I've never supported this programme.
Re: FG Misses School Feeding Take-off Target by georgen2u(m): 6:12am On Oct 21, 2016
Ofcourse
Re: FG Misses School Feeding Take-off Target by Dejiih001(m): 6:12am On Oct 21, 2016
Hmmmm
Re: FG Misses School Feeding Take-off Target by seunlayi(m): 6:14am On Oct 21, 2016
This apc and lies sha....

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Re: FG Misses School Feeding Take-off Target by SamuelAnyawu(m): 6:23am On Oct 21, 2016
Confused Government
Re: FG Misses School Feeding Take-off Target by Tunami(m): 6:25am On Oct 21, 2016
Apc led government is the most confused government on earth.
Re: FG Misses School Feeding Take-off Target by Dosinspector(m): 6:29am On Oct 21, 2016
Sai baba
Re: FG Misses School Feeding Take-off Target by otukpo(f): 6:38am On Oct 21, 2016
Mtchew, as if i was expecting it.
Re: FG Misses School Feeding Take-off Target by saintkel(m): 6:50am On Oct 21, 2016
Will anything good come out from APC?
Re: FG Misses School Feeding Take-off Target by Nobody: 7:31am On Oct 21, 2016
They will keep missing all their campaign targets till 2019 election season which they will blame GEJ, Dasuki, diezani, alamaiyeseigha, avengers, nnamdi kanu, ipob youths, Supreme Court judges, tinubu and maybe even Donald Trump.

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Re: FG Misses School Feeding Take-off Target by bayelsaowei(m): 7:33am On Oct 21, 2016
embarassed embarassed

And kids are hungry...
Re: FG Misses School Feeding Take-off Target by fitzmayowa: 7:34am On Oct 21, 2016
Promise and fail is an integral part of this administration...SMH

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Re: FG Misses School Feeding Take-off Target by bayelsaowei(m): 7:35am On Oct 21, 2016
careytommy7:
They will keep missing all their campaign targets till 2019 election season which they will blame GEJ, Dasuki, diezani, alamaiyeseigha, avengers, nnamdi kanu, ipob youths, Supreme Court judges, tinubu and maybe even Donald Trump.
to fulfill one promise na headache for the party... angry
Re: FG Misses School Feeding Take-off Target by fitzmayowa: 7:36am On Oct 21, 2016
careytommy7:
They will keep missing all their campaign targets till 2019 election season which they will blame GEJ, Dasuki, diezani, alamaiyeseigha, avengers, nnamdi kanu, ipob youths, Supreme Court judges, tinubu and maybe even Donald Trump.


I hope they won't blame nairaland too since it's "blameotocracy"...cheesy grin cheesy

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Re: FG Misses School Feeding Take-off Target by Boleyndynasty2(f): 7:39am On Oct 21, 2016
cheesy grin

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