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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, on Tuesday, advised Gov. Ademola Adeleke to halt the free school feeding programme recently initiated by his administration in the state.
This is contained in a statement by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr Kolapo Alimi, and made availaible to newsmen in Osogbo.
The statement explained that Gov. Ademola Adeleke ordered the action and had directed the stoppage of free meals to pupils.
It stated that the affected cooks in the school and their planning officer for the programme had been summoned to a meeting on Tuesday.
” The governor has directed enforcement of food standard as well as the auditing of O-Meal structure to prevent future occurrence, ” the commissioner said.
According to the statement, the state government has settled all medical bills of affected students after they were discharged from hospital.
Also, the Chairman of Local Government Education Authority, Mr Nathaniel Ojetola, said that 18 students were treated and discharged.
” The total student population of the school is 200 while only 103 were within the population receiving food from the O-Meal programme .
” Also, a government delegation is visiting families of the affected students,” the statement said.