Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says at current numbers, the programme costs $1,767,169.48 per day and over 183million dollars has been invested so far in the programme.



According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Osinbajo stated this in his keynote address at the closing ceremony of the 20th Annual Global Child Nutrition Forum held at Four Seasons Hotel in Tunis, Tunisia, on Thursday.

Osibanjo was quoted as saying over 9 million pupils in 49,837 public primary schools in 26 states across Nigeria benefitted daily.

According to Osinbajo, “The programme employs 95,422 cooks, and over 100,000 smallholder farmers linked to the programme, supplying locally sourced ingredients.

“This translates to 594 cattle, 138,000 chickens, 6.8 million eggs, 83 metric tons of fish that are procured, prepared, and distributed each week. As you can imagine, the quantity of starch and vegetables required for this programme on a weekly basis is equally impressive”

Source: http://www.jtownconnect.com.ng/2018/10/osinbajo-reveals-fgs-school-feeding.html

lalasticlala seun mynd44

Nonsensical misplaced priority

This government is indeed useless

What a government that believes in spending monies on intangible venture that does not guarantees returns on the investment to investing on tangible things that will guarantee returns.

These people disappoint me pass Amaka.

osinbanjo, tho a pastor, has soiled his hands in propaganda and lies. Fool me once shame on you, a fool can never get fooled again

Keep feeding them, one day they will graduate and demand you provide them with jobs.
Cc : HigherEd Lalasticlala

yomi962:
osinbanjo, tho a pastor, has soiled his hands in propaganda and lies. Fool me once shame on you, a fool can never get fooled again

Osun state feed the children, paid the elderly and idle, and even gave the employed 13th month pay, where are they today? In HUGE DEBT.

Hopebringer:
Nonsensical misplaced priority

This government is indeed useless

Same govt trying to unbundle the burden of university education upon students by demanding they pay more is the govt trying to feed people who aren't begging them to be feed. Misplaced priority indeed!

CodeTemplar:
Keep feeding them, one day they will graduate and demand you provide them with jobs.
Cc : HigherEd Lalasticlala

Socialism won't help us in this country. This program is also not sustainable in the long run. It would be far better if the money is used to empower entrepreneurs who can then employ people. Taking Nigerians out of poverty should be the aim, not feeding them.

I would rather give this money to Tony Elumelu's foundation to expand the reach of his program to take more people out of poverty.