Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto has assured the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) of his administration’s determination to key into the children’s nutrition funds in the interest of the state.
A statement on Saturday by Abubakar Bawa, the governor’s press secretary, quoted him as speaking when he received the UNICEF Country Representative, Christien Muduate, on a courtesy call in Government House, Sokoto.
According to him, the involvement of the state government in the nutrition funds is geared towards ensuring that children in the state drive maximum benefit from the funds.
“I assure you in.a couple of weeks, we will make funds available for the nutrition funds,” he said.
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While commending UNICEF for its various intervention programmes on children, Governor Aliyu restated his administration’s commitment towards investing on issues affecting children in the state.
He added that the present administration had introduced several programmes to cater for the needs of the children in the areas of healthcare delivery and education, among others.
Earlier, the UNICEF Country Representative, extolled Governor Aliyu’s efforts in the areas of “education, healthcare delivery and the interest he has shown on children’s nutrition.”
According to her, the commitment exhibited by the governor on children’s nutrition would go a long way in ensuring that more children benefit from the programme across the state.
She further solicited for a stronger partnership with the state government in the overall interest of the state.
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