The Secretary to Gombe State Government, Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi says government is preparing a document that will compel Ministries, Departments and Agencies to create Nutrition desks to accelarate nutrition activities in the State.
This according to the SSG is to demostrate government’s commitment to scaling up nutrition related activities in the State.
Professor Njodi announced this when he played host to members and leadership of Acelarating Nutrition Results In Nigeria ANRiN who paid him an advocacy visit in his office Friday.
The SSG who expressed delight with the successes so far recorded in the implementation of the world bank supported Nutrition Project in the state specifically commended the collaboration between ANRiN and the state Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation in the production of ready to use theuraphic feeds to address malnutrition in the state.
Professor Njodi also recalled that on previous assessment visits of the ANRiN team not much progress is being made in the implementation of the project, however expressed happiness with the achievements recorded.
He therefore assured government’s resolve to payment of counterpart fund and other obligations to make the programme a success in the state.
In a brief remark, the Special Adviser on Budget, Planning and Development Partner Coordination, Dr.Ishaku Mohammed lauded the political will of governor Muhammed Inuwa Yahaya and the leadership of the SSG which he said culminated into the success of the project implementation.
Earlier, the team lead of the Acelarating Nutrition Results In Nigeria ANRiN Mrs Chito Nelson said the team’s visit was the third to asses the level of performance of the project implementation in the state.
Mrs Chito Nelson also appreciated the state government for creating the enabling environment for ANRiN activities to thrive in the state.
She also commended the State Government for consistent payment of it’s counterpart fund and selecting competent hands as players in the nutrition space.
The team lead further noted the step taken by the State in the production of complementary nutrition feeds to address malnutrition descrbing it as noble and worthy of emulation by other states.
She however imploy the state government to scale up the complementary feed production to reach other parts of the country.
Joshua Danmalam information officer SSGs Office.
21/10/22
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