The project is one of the social investment programmes of
the Federal Government in collaboration with states.
Speaking to newsmen while supervising the measurement of the
pupils’ weight, height and size by health workers in Awka, Ekwenibe, said
government embarked on the assessment of the impact of the programme to
ascertain the nutritional status of the pupils receiving free foods.
She advised parents on balanced diet, just as she solicited
for more funds from the government to improve on the services.
By Emma Elekwa
