Gov. Ahmed Aliyu has assured the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) of his administration’s determination to key into its nutrition programme for children in the interest of children in the state.
He was speaking when he received the UNICEF’s Country Representative, Christien Muduate, on a courtesy call ti him, at 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 promised.
While commending the UNICEF for its various intervention programmes on children such as protecting the rights of children and preventing the spread of diseases, Gov. Aliyu restated his administration’s commitment towards investing on issues affecting children in the state.
He added that the present administration has introduced several programmes to cater for the needs of the children in the areas of healthcare delivery and education, among others.
Earlier, the UNICEF County Representative, Christien Muduate, extolled Gov. Aliyu’s efforts in the areas of education, healthcare delivery as well the interest he has shown on children’s nutrition.
According to her, the unwavering commitment exhibited by Gov. Aliyu on children’s nutrition would go a long way in ensuring that more children benefit from the progrmme across the state.
She further solicited for more stronger partnership with the state government in the overall intrest of the state.
