Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n
A member representing Degema\/Bonny Federal Constituency, Hon. Farah Dagogo has knocked the Federal Government\u2019s school feeding programme, saying it is one of those scams that has reduced the country to where it is.<\/p>\n
Reacting to the exercise that was due to commence on Thursday, the lawmaker wondered how such a programme could be successful when the targeted school children are at home, noting that certain persons have entrenched their selfish agenda.<\/p>\n
In an interview with DAILY POST in Abuja on Wednesday, Dagogo assured that if the Federal government goes ahead with the \u201cNational Home Grown School Feeding Programme, NHGSFP, there would be financial sleaze at the end.<\/p>\n
\u201cSchools are already shut down and pupils in the homes of their parents and guardians, it smacks of a desperate ploy not only to further rip us off our commonwealth but also to turn the programme to an epicenter of sleaze.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is an unpopular move at this time of COVID \u2013 19 lockdown. They should rather channel the billions already earmarked for the School feeding jamboree into the country\u2019s health sector.<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving gauged the pulse of my constituents and those of others from other constituencies, I want to strongly urge the Federal Government to have a re-think on the matter of continuing with the Home Grown School Feeding Program now.<\/p>\n
According to him, a situation like this has always been an opportunity for corrupt elements to embezzle funds insisting that the outbreak of the virus has exposed the country\u2019s health sector.<\/p>\n
He called on the government to invest hugely in the nation\u2019s health sector to change the narrative.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Africa Press-Nigeria: A member representing Degema\/Bonny Federal Constituency, Hon. Farah Dagogo has knocked the Federal Government\u2019s school feeding programme, saying it is one of those scams that has reduced the country to where it is. Reacting to the exercise that was due to commence on Thursday, the lawmaker wondered how such a programme could be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":15829,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[1488,355],"class_list":["post-25060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-covid19","tag-river-state"],"yoast_head":"\n