Enugu state Government has approved immediate establishment of food and nutrition unit in some selected line ministries that will be working in line with the national food policy .to ensure food security in the state
National Food Program is a series of initiatives aimed at ensuring food security, promoting agricultural development, and improving nutrition across the country. These programs are multifaceted, involving various government bodies, NGOs, and international organizations, and they address different aspects of the food system, from production to consumption.
The program focuses on ensuring sustainable access, availability, and affordability of quality food for all Nigerians. it includes boosting agricultural productivity, improving storage and processing, and developing market infrastructure.
Briefing newsmen at the end of the State Executive council meeting held on Friday in Government House ,Enugu, the state Commissioner for Youths and Sports , Llyord Ekweremadu , said the decision was an opportunity for Enugu Stare government to recommit to it’s promise and mandate on eradicating poverty in the state ensuring food security .
National Policy on Food and Nutrition is a
policy which provides a framework for addressing food and nutrition challenges through a multi-sectoral approach, aimed at reducing malnutrition by alleviating poverty and improving living standards.It includes the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP):
This program provides nutritious meals to public primary school pupils, sourced locally from farmers and producers, while also supporting the local economy.
According to him, the selected Ministries are the ministry of trade and investment, budget and planning, information, education , human development and poverty alleviatiom and ministry of Agriculture .
Ekweremadu said the Ministries would work together and ,it is expected that food and nutrition unit will provide free meal at Smart schools across the state ..
Pi,: Dr. Agbo( m) Ekweremadu Jnr.( R)Dr. Anigbo ( L)
The state government also committed to digitization process and e-governance in the public service and approved to procure 20, 000 units of computers to share to workers at the state public service to ensure the digitization process takes place in full swing.
.The Head of Service , Dr. Godwin Anigbo said, the state government is so passionate with the deployment of technology to solve problems. and it is expected that when they come upstream, they will have high level of productivity in the public service and will track performance
“Civil service is very critical in terms of implementation of system and policies in critical reforms of this government,” he said..
Earlier, the Commissioner for Information, Dr. Malachy Agbo told Newsmen that the state Executives thanked President Bola Tinubu , the minister of education and the Governing Council of the University of Nigeria Nsukka for selecting their son, Prof Simon Ortuanya as the Vice–Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka .”This Is an appointment that Enugu state takes in high regard,s” Dr. Agbo said.
He added that the state Executives deliberated on issues of delivering of promises to Ndi Enugu on democracy dividends.
Fielding questions from Newsmen, the Commissioner for youths and sports development,h, Ekweremadu Jnr. spoke on the school sports organised by the state government recently, saying, the competition was organized to bring back school sports to discover talents and to nurture talents. He added that the talents discovered were being prepared for the upcoming youth games coming up in September in Asaba, Delta state..
Author: Maureen Ikpeama