Dr Yetunde Adeniji, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Home Grown School Feeding, says President Ahmed Tinubu is passionate about sustaining the programme.
She said this when she paid a courtesy visit to Governor Umaru Bago of Niger in Minna, saying the programme had increased school enrolment of pupils across the country.
The presidential aide was received by Mr Yakubu Garba, Deputy Governor of the state, on behalf of the governor.
She added that the visit was also to familiarise with Niger Government and discuss the welfare of Almajiris and internally displaced persons’ children who were out of school.
Responding, the governor described school feeding as vital programme to the state, adding that his administration was passionate to ensure that the programme was sustained.
He said implementation of the programme since inception in the state had been successful.
He said plans were underway by the state government to ensure that the programme was extended to primary four pupils.
NAN
