Fayose Says No To School Feeding Programme

Fayose Says No To School Feeding Programme

Following the planned implementation of the school feeding programme by the Federal Government, the stomach-infrastructure governor, Ayo Fayose, has said the FG should go ahead but he is not going to be part of the funding of such project.

His words: 

The Federal Government is already looking for excuse for the impending failure of the programme by asking states to contribute 40 per cent to the scheme.

Were the states consulted before the APC made the promise during the presidential campaign? How can you make a promise and win election on the basis of that promise and now expect states to help you fulfil the promise? That to me is fraud!

Apart from the fact that Ekiti State lacked the financial wherewithal to provide counterpart fund for such programme, it is the duty of Presdient Muhammed Buhari and his APC that won election on the basis of their promise to give free meal to school pupils to fulfil the promise without placing any burden on other tiers of government.

Nigerians should come to terms with the reality that the Federal Government is already looking for a ready alibi for the impending failure of the school feeding programme.

The Federal Government knows that 80 per cent of the states lack the financial will to be able to contribute the 40 per cent counterpart fund for the programme and the time the programme evenetually fails, Nigerians will be told that it failed because the states did  not key in to it. 

As for us in Ekiti, we are interested in the programme because Nigeria belongs to all of us. But we won't contribute any counterpart fund because the programme is solely an electoral promise of the APC and we were never consulted before the promise was made. 

We don't even have the capability to make any financial contribution even if it is 10 per cent because our financial condition is such that we can't even pay workers salary.

See reactions from Nigerian on social media:

@oluremisonaiya @GovAyoFayose @OlayinkaLere @Ayourb @Laurestar ma, Fayose is a pretender and not a guvnor, we shouldn't take him serious

— adebayo b.b (@baksam78) June 13, 2016

Someone that hasn't been able to buy diesel for the government's house... What money does he have to contribute... https://t.co/68lt4gjvNu

— Skillz Rapha-el (@ElSkillz) June 13, 2016

Some of us might not like fayose but on the sch. Feeding by state gov. He is definitely on point fed govt shud fund the projects

— Ojehomon joses (@Arcoje) June 13, 2016

This Fayose is a waste of space in the Ekiti State house...........He should step down and allow some one with... https://t.co/ZYaFiua08W

— Philo Asimu (@Irayeasimu) June 13, 2016