Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige said the reason the Federal Government decided to feed the pupils under the government’s school feeding programme while they are still at home as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic is because the food items were perishing.
Ngige, who spoke with newsmen at Alor in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State argued that even while the pupils are at home on the forced holiday, they still need to be fed, coupled with the fact that the food had already been budgeted for.
According to him, the distribution of the food items was being done through the state governments, adding that even the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development was not directly involved in the distribution.
He added that although he is from Anambra State, he does not even know how it is being distributed in the state.
