Pres. Buhari pledges free meals to primary school pupils-Osinbanjo

At the 45th Annual Accountants Conference in Abuja on Tuesday, Vice-
President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s
administration would soon start giving primary school children free meals.
He said the free meals scheme was a core project of the Federal
Government that would in turn yield about 1.14 million jobs and increase in
food production.
Speaking on the topic “Repositioning Nigeria for Sustainable Development:
From Rhetoric to Performance,” Osinbajo said that the multiplier effects of
the introduction of the school feeding scheme would help to create new jobs;
increase food production by up to 530,000 metric tonnes per annum, as
well as attract fresh investments up to N980bn.
He said:
“One of the most important interventions required in the education
sector is capacity building to improve teacher quality.
“This programme is intended to drive teachers’ capacity development;
boost basic education; attract talents to the teaching profession. Better
educated population increases economic potential for productivity.”
“The All Progressives Congress has made a commitment to provide
one-meal-a-day for all primary school students; that would create
jobs in agriculture, including poultry, catering and delivery services.”