Governor Hyacinth Alia on Wednesday mentioned over 400,000 pupils would benefit from the following section of the National Home-grown School Feeding Programme, NHGSFP, in Benue.
Mr Alia mentioned this whereas declaring open the Annual Training of Master Cooks of the NHGSFP at Government Model Secondary School, High Level, Makurdi.
The governor represented by the Commissioner for Humanitarian and Disaster Management, Anodowase Kunde, mentioned the varsity distributors can be recruited from the wards in every Local Government Area.
He mentioned a complete of 6,512 individuals can be chosen for the programme throughout the 23 LGAs.
Alia mentioned his administration would do the whole lot potential to assist the training sector.
“I believe that the gains of this exercise will ensure the delivery of safe and healthy meals for the over 400,000 pupils benefitting from the programme in Benue and also ensure a healthy and safe hygienic environment for our children.
“I want to charge the cooks who will be trained today to pay rapt attention to the training sessions knowing that they will be required to cascade the training to over 6,512 of their colleagues.
“Thus ensuring seamless implementation of the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme in line with standard best practices.”
He mentioned the humanitarian ministry was centered on strengthening the social funding programme for optimum affect.
The governor mentioned new cooks can be recruited as those that served from 2017 to 2022 would get replaced.
“This administration conducted a review and evaluation of the NHGSFP and as part of measures to reorganise the programme, all cooks who served between 2017 and 2023 have been disengaged.
“This measure is to give other citizens the opportunity to benefit from the programme as the Social Investment Programmes are designed to be spread to all Nigerians, particularly the poor and vulnerable within a specified duration of time”, he added.
He admonished the trainees to see the chance supplied them by the programme as a medium to contribute to constructing their native communities.
“This administration will not condone any act inimical to the success of the programme and any cook who is found wanting will be shown the way out and penalised in accordance with the extant laws.”
In her deal with, Joy Ijuwo, the State Facilitator, NHGSFP, mentioned the coaching can be on the programme’s procurement course of, menu standardisation, meals preparation, dealing with, security and hygiene, monetary literacy, and administration.
Mr Ijuwo mentioned the NSIP was to change the lives of Nigerians residing in excessive poverty and improve the residing customary of youngsters, youths and ladies.
“The nominated cooks that shall be educated as grasp cooks are anticipated to in flip step down the coaching of their numerous native authorities areas to different cooks.
“We consider that the trainees shall be absolutely outfitted on the finish of the day to allow them step down the coaching and prepare dinner nourishing meals for our kids at their numerous native authorities areas, ‘’she mentioned.
Earlier, the State Director, National Orientation Agency, Audu Idoko urged the Master Cooks to make sure the success of the programme, including that they maintain the important thing to the success of the varsity feeding programme.
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