Gombe Gov expresses satisfaction with FG’s social intervention programmes
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has pledged his administration’s commitment to supporting all projects initiated by the Federal Government, aimed at fighting poverty and unemployment among Nigerians.
Governor Yahaya made the commitment at the official hand over of 5,000 feeding Utensils for the Home Grown School Feeding Programme by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social investment held at Hassan Central Primary School Gombe.
Represented by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi, Yahaya noted that, the APC led Federal Government has taken practicable measures to ensure social protection, with poverty alleviation strategies which seeks to raise school enrollment, school nutrition and boost local economic activities across the communities in the country.
The Governor commended President Muhammadu Buhari, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social investment and the National Coordinator for working tirelessly towards actualizing the lofty initiatives to free the people from object poverty and entrenching literacy.
He assured that the State Government would do everything humanly possible to ensure that the challenges facing the successful implementation of the programme in the State are identified and addressed.
On her part, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social investment Sadiyya Umar Farouq, who doubles as the National Coordinator Social investment Programme, was represented by Dr Umar Buba Bindir.
The Minister said the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme is one of the Federal Government initiatives aimed at improving literacy among the populace.
She explained that the School Feeding Programme is mainly designed to address Poverty through collaboration between the State and the Federal Government.
Farouq said, “The Federal Government has since the inception of the program, over 1,234 Schools enrolled, with 228,046 Children being feed using the service of 3073 Cooks. The total investment of the Federal Government on all these sectors amount to N 320, 104,400 monthly, stating that on the entire National Home Grown School Feeding, the sum of 4.5 billion Naira has been expended in the state.”
Speaking earlier, State Focal Person of the Programme and Special Adviser on Social investment, Dijatu Bappa appreciated the Federal Government for the Programme which she said has greatly improved School enrollment in the the state in addition to enhancing the economic well-being of the pupils and the food vendors.
Meanwhile, The Governor has urged participants at a four-day skills and entrepreneurship development training for mobile Money Agents North East holding at the Gombe State University, to remain focus while the training lasts.
Represented by the SSG, the governor said the programme is aimed at improving the financial inclusion, adding that it an initiative of the Federal Government to create employment for the teeming youths in the country.
He said, “It is the desire of President Muhammadu Buhari to bequeath a Nigeria where it working population will gainfully employed thereby reducing poverty in the state.
The representative of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social investment and Co-ordinator of the Programme who was represented by Bindir said the programme is expected to train, register and support participants with starter packs and N20,000 to operate mobile services in their respective communities.
Joshua Danmalam
Information Officer SSGs office.
