The Lagos State government has announced that the Modified Homegrown School Feeding Programme for households of pupils in public primary schools aged one and three across the state has been concluded.
The programme, which kicked off in Lagos on the May 21 this year, targeted targeted at 37,589 households of pupils in public primary schools aged one and three.
The Executive Chairman of Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB) Mr. Wahab Alawiye-King, said immediately after the flag-off, distribution of the Take-Home Ration to households of pupils started in earnest at 202 centres across the 20 LGAs in the state.
He explained that each beneficiary received a Take-Home Ration which comprised 5kg bag of Rice; 5kg bag of Beans; 500ml vegetable oil; 750ml palm oil: 500mg Salt; 15 pieces of eggs and 1409m tomato paste.
Alawiye-King, however, expressed satisfaction with the conduct of government officials at the various centres as well as the orderliness of the parents being served.
“The exercise was transparent and seamless”.
