PRESIDENT TINUBU APPROVES 20% PARLLIATIVE FOR TRADITIONAL, RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS

PRESIDENT TINUBU APPROVES 20% PARLLIATIVE FOR TRADITIONAL, RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS

By: Ibrahim Ramalan

President Bola Tunubu  has approved that 20 per cent of palliative in terms of food intervention be routed through religious and traditional institutions.

Vice-President Kashim Shettima disclosed this while delivering a keynote address at a High-Level Dialogue of Faith Leaders on Nutrition in Nigeria, held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday.

“The Imam of Bayero University (BUK) mentioned about the exclusion of the traditional and religious leaders in the distribution of palliatives.

”The President has approved that 20 per cent of the palliative in terms of food intervention be routed through our religious organisations and the traditional institutions.

“The Tsangaya schools, the mission schools will be specially targeted for such intervention,” Mr Shettima said.

The Vice-President said that government was working out logistics through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture to ensure smooth implementation of the intervention programme.

“This intervention will be anchored in the office of the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Sen. Abubakar Bagudu, and he is going to anchor the programme.

Daily Nigerian