FG Chides Kwara, Bayelsa Over Non-Implementation of National Homegrown School Program

Date: 2021-06-20

Federal Government yesterday chided Kwara and Bayelsa states among other states of the federation, over non-implementation of its National Home Grown School Programme in their respective states.

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya U Farouk said this in Ilorin, Kwara state capital during a courtesy visit to the state Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi.

In his response, the Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi who represented the governor urged the Federal Governemnt to be patience with the state, agreeing that the advantages inherent in the programme are phenomenal.

He said that the programme would increase enrolment of pupils in schools, boost the economy of the state and generate employment.

The minister,Hajia Farouk had hinged the state's delay in the enrolment on initial non compliance with the programme's guidelines and Covid-19 pandemic.

The minister said that "with the relaxation of lockdown caused by COVID-19 and resumption of schools, the state will soon be there."

Represented by Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on National and Social Investment Programme Dr Nasir Mahmud, the minister said that the state recently expressed its preparedness to come on board the programme.

Hajia Farouk said that based on the data available from the state no fewer than 96,000 pupils in public schools from primary one to three would benefit from the programme, adding that over 1500 schools would also be enrolled.

She added that primary one to three pupils are the targets of the school feeding programme in the country.

Said she: 'Recently, the state communicated to the ministry that it is ready and we are here to assess the status of the preparedness and if there is any support we need to give, the ministry will give it to make the state come on board. "So far, we are very happy with what we saw. We just debriefed the state Deputy Governor about our findings. There are very few gaps here and there and we believe together with the national and state governments will soon address them to make sure they state begins the programme. In a matter of weeks I am confident that the programme will commence in the state.

She said the programme had steadied enrolment of pupils in public schools in the federation.

"We have seen tremendous improvement in schools enrolment in the country. The other objective of the programme is to make sure students stay in schools resulting in learning improvement," the minister added.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Babs Iwarere     Emir Of Shonga     LAK Jimoh     Oro Grammar School     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups     EFCC     Balogun Gambari     Suleiman Mora Omar     Binta Abubakar-Mora     Simeon Sule Ajibola     Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata     Clara Nwachukwu     Jimoh Akani     Eghe Igbinehin     John Olajide Adedipe     Kaiama     20 Billion Bond     Post Utme     Obuh     Rihanat Ajia     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     Saliu Oluwole     Islamic Development Bank     Government High School (GHS), Adeta     Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Abdulsalam Firdaous Amosa     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Raliat Islamic Foundation     Abubakar Imam     Amos Justus Sayo     Javed Khan     Students Union Government     Kola Bukoye     Sulyman Tejidini     Tsaragi/Share     Kwara NIPR     EndSARS     Hausa     Aliyu Alhassan     Abubakar Baba Sulaiman     Abioye Bello     Mamman Saba Jibril     TIC     Aro Yahaya     Kannike     Tanke     Segun Adeniyi     Abikan     IFK     Neo Mundo Ltd     Ijakadi     Abubakar Usman Jos     Amusement Park     Musibau Akanji     Esuwoye     Oluwole Dupe     Agbarere     Tafida Of Kaiama     Alikinla     Ilorin Durbar     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women     Kumbi Titilope     Ayegbeni     Yusuf Arowosaye     Femi Oladiji     KWAFFA     GRA     Facebook     ANCOPPS     Idiagbon     Joseph Daudu     Lukman Adeloyin     Saka Abimbola Isau     Coronavirus     Teachers Specific Allowance     Al-Hikmah University    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Guber Aspirant     Ibrahim Bio     David Oyepinola Adedumoye     Jimoh Olusola Imam     Sarah Alade     Isau     KWASEIC     Eleja     Yahya Mohammed     John Obuh     Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed     Innocent Okoye     COVID     Kwara State Governor     Olatunji Ibrahim     Ahmed Bayero     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Makama     Kwabes     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     Lotus Bank     Samuel Olusegun Adedayo     Kolade Solagberu     AbdulKareem Yusuf Danhawa     Olushola Saraki     Tanke Road     Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund     George Innih     Academic Staff Union Of Universities     Charcoal     Femtech     Kamaldeen Gambari     Odo-Owa     Akume     Kulende-UITH     Hamid Bobboyi     Mujtabah Bature     NIRSAL     New Model Police Station     Abdulfatai Salman Baakini     Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab     Abioye Bello     Idris Amosa Saidu     IDPU     Amos Justus Sayo     Ajidagba     Offa Grammer School     Alfa Yahaya Road     Emir Of Kano     Gobir Organization Foundation     Rihanat Ajia     Abdulsalam A. Yusuf     Musa Yeketi     Radio SBS     Ibraheem Abdullateef     Yusuf Abdulwahab     Frootify     Saad Belgore     Abdulrosheed Okiki     Shaaba Lafiagi     Muslim Cementary     Kwara State Government     Mike Omotosho     Labour Party     Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise     Abdullateef Abdussalam     Oloje     Shettima Of Ilorin     2023 Elections     Okala Baba     Kwarareports     Solomon Edoja     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     Abdul-Rahoof Bello     Shao     Chief Imam Of Offa     Abiodun Oyedepo