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Free School Meal, Tactic To Control Dropouts- Ikpeazu

The Abia State Governor, Mr Okezie Ikpeazu, has said that the Free School Meal Initiative is an approach that would put an end to the … Continue reading Free School Meal, Tactic To Control Dropouts- Ikpeazu


Gov. Ikpeazu Says Christmas Is Season Of Giving

Abia, Health, ASPIMSThe Abia State Governor, Mr Okezie Ikpeazu, has said that the Free School Meal Initiative is an approach that would put an end to the school dropout condition in the state.

Governor Ikpeazu made the statement during the School Lunch Programme held on Monday at Ntigha primary school in Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area.

He said that the scheme would ensure that all the children were adequately taken care of irrespective of parental status and locality.

The Governor said he felt indebted to the children who were the future leaders, hinting that the scheme guaranteed that every pupil in Abia State was sure of at least one meal a day.

An initiative aimed at bridging the gap, providing meals to the children and assisting the needy which, according to the Governor, would be sustained by Abia families.

Free school lunch bags, a bus for food distribution to various primary schools and employment for the chef and stewards amongst others were part of the gains associated with the scheme.

Partners and Donors to the free meal initiative said that it was a laudable programme and their partnership was a way of giving back to the society that nurtured them. Most of them obtained their education in public schools.

Meanwhile, thousands of primary school pupils were also de-wormed by the first lady Nkechi Ikpeazu during the programme.