By Unukere Oboh
Kano State Government would spend N350 million monthly on its School Feeding Programme to incorporate pupils from Primary 4-6 across the State.
The State Governor Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje disclosed this yesterday during the formal commissioning of the programme held at Child Friendly Initiative School, Wudil Local Government Area.
“As the Federal Government is feeding the Pupils from Primary 1-3, this administration will expand the programme to cover Primary 4-6 classes and will gulf N350 million every month ” the Governor explained.
Ganduje represented by his Deputy Dr. Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, revealed that in Wudil Local Government Area, 16,192 pupils from 56 Primary Schools are expected to benefit under the feeding programme.
He announced that “This administration has set up a committee on Community Promotion Council,CPC, at the five Emirate Councils and 44 Local Government Areas of the State to ensure that our programme on free and compulsory basic and secondary education yields positive impact.”
On Tsangaya programme, Ganduje affirmed that all the recruited teachers who undergone screening had already started receiving their allowances and were provided with needed facilities to make their services more effective.
“We have recruited so far eligible Islamic teachers who will also tutor the pupils on basic knowledge about Islam,” he said.
The Governor further enjoined wealthy individuals from the communities to put hands together towards ensuring the general success of the programme.
In his welcome address, the Chairman of Wudil Local Government Council Alhaji Sale Kausani thanked the State Governor for doing what is right to uplift the standard of education in the State.
The Emir of Gaya, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdulkadir represented by Alhaji Abdu Gaya lauded the effort of the State Government for its sound initiatives on Education.
