Kwara Govt Flags-Off Local Govt Multi-Sectoral Plan on Nutrition
The Kwara State Government has right now flagged off the Multi Sectoral Plan of Action on Food and Nutrition for the yr 2024-2025 for all of the Local Government Chairmen and Members of Local Government Committees on Food and Nutrition, on the Conference Room of the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development.
The Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development, Hon Abdullahi Abubakar Bata who flagged-off the programme applauded the federal government of Kwara State beneath the ready management of the Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for his dedication in direction of implementing folks oriented programmes aimed toward enhancing the lives of the folks each on the city and rural areas.
Hon. Bata reinstated the arrogance that has been reposed in all of the contributors to actively discharge their tasks accordingly to realize the targets of the programme. He additionally urged the Local Government Chairmen to make sure that the committee carry out their duties successfully by holding common quarterly conferences and seeing to the well timed approval and launch of funds for the general success of the programme.
The Commissioner additional famous that the members of the committee have been drawn from the assorted departments and models of the Local Government and different related companies to be chaired by the Vice Chairmen, whereas the Secretary of the committee would be the vitamin focal individuals in every Local Government Area.
Earlier, the Director of Community Development in his welcome handle, appreciated all of the contributors and reiterated the significance of Food and Nutrition at Local Government degree. He enjoined the committee members to actively take up their roles with dedication, noting that doing so will praise the efforts of the State authorities geared in direction of encouraging residents to eat proper and preserve a wholesome life-style.
He additionally said the significance of embedding the meals and vitamin programme of their yearly price range throughout the years allotted by the coverage plan, which is able to facilitate fixed monetary backing to make sure the sleek operating of the vitamin programme.
Dr. Gbenga Bankole, the State Director of Multi Sectoral Plan of Action for Nutrition (MSPAN) and one of many useful resource individuals, applauded the dedication of the State authorities to the vitamin programme and mentioned emphatically that Kwara State is the primary State in the entire of Nigeria to launch the vitamin programme on the State degree. He reiterated that to unravel the multi-sectoral disaster of malnutrition within the nation, a multi-sectoral plan should be put in place to face it head on.
The State Director of Planning Alh. Alimi Surajudeen appreciated the motive behind the programme and appealed to the Local Government Chairmen to all the time facilitate immediate disbursement on funds to allow the programme run easily with none setback.
The Project Coordinator of Accelerating Nutrition Results In Nigeria (ANRIN) Dr Habib Lawal in his goodwill message acknowledged the transfer of creating the Vice Chairmen chair the vitamin committee on the Local Government as a superb concept, noting that the Local Government Chairmen are all the time engrossed with so many actions which can trigger main setback to the programme if they’re put in cost.
The Chairman of Kaiama Local Government, Hon. Abubakar Abdullahi Danladi who spoke on behalf of all of the Local Government Chairmen, appreciated the State Government for setting up such an essential programme to make sure that residents eat proper on a really low price range and to stay a wholesome life-style. He promised on behalf of his colleagues to embed the monetary backing for the vitamin programme of their yearly price range and implored the contributors to discharge their duties diligently. He laid main emphasis on the significance of fine vitamin, particularly amongst pregnant girls, nursing moms and little youngsters.
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